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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

Tampicp, May 1.-THE mobilization
of rebel troops for the campaign
against Saltillo came to a close last
night when the last of the units left
Torreon, accompanied by Villa. This
concentration has brought together
twenty-five thousand men to test the
strength of the federals stronghold.
Villa has eXacted a promise from the
newspaper men that nothing concern
ing the disposition of his troops he
sent out at present. Commenting on
the newspaper reports purporting 20
Indicate that President Wilson and
others would be glad to see the rebels
take Mexico City and end present un-
rest in Mexico, Villa said:
ITO establish stable government
throughout Mexico we need more am
munition, and | am willing TO super
wise the importation of ii.
How can we take Mexico City If We
have no ammunition, Villa asked.
After the lighting at Saltillo our
supply will be depleted.
"Of course the United States mu7t
keep in mind the possibility that some
one might provoke "a war between the
two countries. Ii would be injudicious,
under such condition, to permit the un-
limited importation of ammunition into
country with which battles might
have to be fought. For that reason
am willing to have a commission as
certain the amount of ammunition we
will need until Mexico City is taken.
with view to having the embargo
lifted on the quantity we will require
for that purpose.
THE ammunition admitted by the
commission into Mexico will not he
large enough To leave much, If any, af-
ter our operations. for u war with the
United States, which is the very last
thing | think possible"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

Nine of the American seamen
whose lives were ended by MeXi-
can bullets in the occupation of
Vera Cruz were buried today. They
were Samuel Meisenberg, Chicago;
Francis DeLowery Pittsburgh:
Daniel Haggerty Cambridge.
Mass; Walter Watson, Eastman,
Mass, Rufus Percy, Highgate, Ver-
mont; Frank Devorack, Blal<es-
burg, Iowa. Esau F'roleichstein,
Mobile. Alabama; Rudolph Sum
meriline. NillacbOchec. Georgia.
and Louis Boswell, Coulterviller Ill.
Hundreds of sailors and soldiers,
with bands, headed the Meisen-
berg cortege. while Governor Dun
ne, Senators Lewis and Sherman,
Mayor Harrison. scores of frater-
nal organizations, and hundreds of
citizens and public officials march,
ed in the procession. The crowd
around the synagogue where the
Meisenberg procession was form
N.A4;.,ol -. CAL Dr.. Ar HnI,,n.,,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
For First Time in History Water
Borne Traffic Is Now Passing
Steadily Through the Big Ditch
Across the Isthmus.
HANDLING RAILWAY OVERFLOW
Not Known When Ships Will Be
Admitted But II Is Understood
the Waterway Is Practically
Finished and Ready.

Washington, May 14.-F'or the first
time in history, water borne traffic IS
now passing through the Panama
canal, a report having been received ~
the headquarters Of the Panama raIl-
road in New York and forwarded here
today
According to the Panama railroad
reports, service actually began last
Saturday. and steady stream #
barges i'm tow is now passing through
the canal.
The tremendous congestion i'm inter
oceanic commerce caused by the sus-
pension of the Tehauntepec railway in
southern Mexico, incident to the rebel
lion, brought about the rather prema-
ture opening of the canal To trade
Several great freight liners recently
appeared at Colon and Panama, offer
ing cargoes for shipment overland far
beyond the capacity Of the Panama
railroad. Finding Colonel Goethals
willing to assist them by clearing an
adequate channel for barges, at least
through the Cucharacha slide, the
company obtained lot of barges that
had been used for harbor purposes at
Colon and Panama, and established
a service as an overflow to assist the
railroad in meeting the trade demands
Goethals has not yet reported when
the canal will be opened To merchant
shipping, but it is understood the wa
terway is practically finished and
even now there is sufficient channel
through the Culebra cut for almost
any warship or line.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
lRlSHMEN JOURNEY TO
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

New York. May 1.-two train loads
vi representatives of the Irish societies
vi Greater New York left the city this
AFTERNOON TO attend the two-day cele-
oration to be held in Washington in
connection with the unveiling of the
commodore Barry monument. The or
eah'zations represented in the pill
sr'mage include the Friendly Sons of
OF Patrick, the American Irish His
lorlcal Society and the Knights OF
Columbus.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
PANAMA CANAL IS OPENED TO
TRADE; BARGES ARE IN USE
FOR SHIPMENT OF CARG0ES
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POWERFUL GUNS OF
u. S. HURL TERRIFIC
PROJECTlLE 25 MILES.

:. If the United States feet ly-
:. ing i'm the harbor of Vera Cruz
:. should he forced 10 lombard
:. the entire city, 20 guns would
:. reduce the town To ashes and
:. ruins within an hour. The 20
:. guns are 14-inch, breech-load-
= ing. rifled cannon. the largest
= naval guns i'm the world. They
:. are part of the equipment of the
= New York and Texas in 1912.
:. The new guns are 50 Is feet
:. long and weigh 63.3 tons. The
= capacity of the chambers are
= 15,S43 cubic inches. The steel
= projectile is as tall as Il man
= and weighs 1,400 pounds.
= The extreme range Of the gun
:. is 90 miles, although its actual
:. fighting range is 5000 yards, or
= five miles. The projectile, on
= the moment Of discharge, has
= velocity OF $500 feet per second
:. and will pierce a target of II
: l-2-inch Krupp steel armor-
= plate at five miles. II costs
: $500 to fire each shot.
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
s2co.oco RECEIVED FROM
AUTO LICENSES IN 1914

Lansing. Mich, May li.-More than
Al 900 automobile licenses have been
issued by Secretary of state Martin
dale this year This is within 5000 of
the total number issued i'm 1913. Den
uty Mills says over 100000 Will be
turned into the general fund of the
state treasury this year from the sale
OF auto licenses.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
CONFIRMATION OF THE FALL
OF TAMPIC0 INTO HANDS OF
MEXICAN REBELS IS RECEIVED
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= METHODISTS ASKED
: TO PRAY ON MAY II FOR
:. SUCCESS OF MEDIATION.

Washington, May 14.-Pray-
ers for the success of the medi-
ators composing the Mexican
situation are requested i'm all
Methodist Episcopal churches
Sunday, May II. by Earl Grams
ton, senior bishop of the church.
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
SCHUBERT THEATRICAL MAN
FALLS OR JUMPS TO DEATH

New York, May l4.-Howard JacotI.
aged 81, for ten years manager of the
Schubert theatrical interests, fell pr
Of "A hotel here today Friends said he
had been suffering from neurasthenia
and recently threatened to end his life.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
JOHN BURKE is INDICTED.

New York. May 14.-John Burke, for
mer manager of the commissary de-
partment of the Panama canal zone,
was indicted by federal grand jury
today for conspiracy to defraud and
other offenscs. He was dismissed some
time ago.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
THOUSANDS AT
FUNERALS OF
nine SEAMEN
Various Home Cities of Vera
Cruz Victims Pay Tribute

New York, May 14.-The hospital
ship, Solsee, docked today with
101 patients from Vera Cruz. There
are 81 wounded and the remainder
are suffering from disease con-
tracted in Mexico.
Many of the latter are GONZALES
cent, and will be sent back to
Of the battleship Wyoming, died on
the voyage up.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
HUERTA HEMMED
IN; DOWNFALL
NEAR AT HAND
Rebels Now Control Over Half of
Mexico. -.Rioting Feared

Vera Cruz, May 14.-With the fall of
Tampico. the Constitutionalists now
control more than half of Mexico. OBJ
servers here express the opinion that
the taking of Tampico by the Consti-
tutionalists forms one of the closing
scenes in the dictatorship of Huerta.
1t is believed his downfall is a ques-
tion Of only weeks, perhaps days, and
some give the dictator only few hours
before his control of the capital ends
in possible riot and bloodshed They
think that even if he maintains order
that Villas guns will soon be thunder
ing i'm the suburbs Of the capital, and
that Huerta will be fleeing with the
remnant of his army to Puebla to make
a last stand. Huerta is hemmed in by
Constitutionalists on the north and the
Zapata revolutionists and bandits If
the Figueroa brothers on the south
while his most important seaport is in
the hands of the Americans and Unit
ed States ships patrol both coasts 90
see that no arms or ammunition reach
his harried forces.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
ANOTHER BLACK HAND MURDER

Chicago May 14.-While passing 'he
mouth of an alley. Leonardi Franco
was shot and killed with sawed OFT
shotgun. which the murderers tossed
into a garbage box and escaped The
noljce say IL was the black hand.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
Gen. VILLA MAKES PLEA FOR
ENOUGH AMMUNITION FROM
U. S. TO TAKE MEXICO CITY
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: WOLVERINE LIMITED
: JUMPS TRACK; NONE
: KILLED OR INJURED.

Detroit, Mich, May 14.-The
Wolverine Limited, on the
Michigan Central, New York
to Chicago. jumped the track
early today near Buxcon. on
tario. None were killed or in
jured, according to company Of
ficials.
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
KING ousTAvE RESUMES WORK.

stockholm, May liking Gustave
"Ss completely recovered from his op-
era,ion for liberation of the stomach.
ioday he resumed the conduct Of the
Affairs of state.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14

Guadaloupc is growing a new kind
of coffee introduced from the Congo
country. This is known as coffee
rObusta" and it was discovered in 1899.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
NO U. S. FORCES ARE LANDED
Hospital Ships of U. S. Fleet Are
Placed at Disposal of Author
ities.-SeveraI of Huerta's Gun
boats Still Near by.
MEXICAN WHO REFUSED
TO SALUTE FLAG is NOW
UNDER v. S. PROTECTION

Vera Cruz, May 14.-Three Mexi-
can sunboats, crowded with fed
eral soldiers who escaped from
Tampieo, rode at anchor today un-
der the protecting guns of Admiral
Msyo's squadron. II is probable
shat among the federal officers on
the Mexican warships is the COM
mander whose refusal to comply
with Mayo's demand for a salute
to the stars and stripes preeipi-
tsted the occupation of Vera Cruz.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
Revolt in Capital seethine.

In Mexico City itself revolt against
Huerta's rule is seething. The Consti-
tutionalists' agents work openly with
hand bills, while their orators inhame
citizens against the dictator. Huerta
assassination while the city is liable
at any moment to break out in anar-
chy. This is confirmed by refugees.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
FAVORS NAMING COMMISSION
Willing to Let Such Body of Men
Determine lust How Much VIII
Be Needed Until the Mexican
Capital Is Captured.

Mazatlan, May 13. (Delayed).-
A rebel aeroplane dropped bombs
into the federal Notifications to-
day. They exploded directly with
in the federal lines. The casual
ties were not reported in the city.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-14
Mas Relieved Of Command.

News reached Washington through
official sources last night that General
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-01-08

EClITEs-Ah Tin Shingles P S. Pmh, Stains and yanNhesa Windows Door, MaesG Crates and
TIE Wood Fibre Wall Plaster mh field Portland Cement ymanhe Roofing hb@tneW Wall Finishes. Trans
fer rand" Red Cedar Shingles Extra Clear A complete line CT framing We have blaming In connection
with d Mdm prepared to do muWork
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-01-08
Do not all these signs
shoW the Wdy the
wind is blOuing?

Hendersonville is making
real progress, and real progress
is what makes real estate more
valuable. The past few years
have made big changes and the coming
years will show even greater growth.
Others have made and are
still making money, and
you can do the same it
you buy with judgment.
If you are interested in
Hendersonville from an in
vestors or home-seeker's
point Of view, write any
of these responsible bust
ness houses.
Make up your mind to trade more With local
merchants during 1914 than ever before.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-01-08

cannot be duplicated by myso other hMameA Agency in Hmdmondne# When you can get the ghat ella
Of insurance rh smep reh that pay for something that cam not emnih why not get the very ba
And them too we handle we befeem more real e dvn and country than any dhrr real estate deal
or dealers in MdwoncO county #
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
WOLCAST STILL
AFTER CD WITH
P. MCFARLAND
Ex-Champion Says He Will Fight
Packey at Catchweights-
Willing to Sign.
By Eddie Geiger.

~HICAGO, ILL, Jan. SO.-Adolph
Wolgast still harbors a desire
to get Packey Mcfarland into
a 16-foot ring. AID let this be known
yesterday when he told his manager,
Tom Jones. to grant any concession
asked in order to get the stockyards
wonder" to sign up for ten-round
set-to.
These were wolgast's instructions
to Jones and then Tom made this
announcement:
II want the public to know that
AID Wolgast is now ready to fight
Packey Mcfarland under any condi-
tons. To prove to him that we are
on the level with the offer we will
affix our signature to a contract al
lowing Packey to come in at catch
weights, and we will give him the
privilege of cutting the house any
way he sees fit. The only thing we
demand Of Mcfarland is that he post
$500 with any reliable person to
guarantee that he will go through
with the contest, and he must sign
away his privilege of sueing for the
forfeit in case he changes his mind
about fighting"
That Jones does not think much of
Netherlands contracts to fight was
shown when he offered to wager
500 that Mcfarland calls off his
match with Gibbons. Jones asserts
that Packey ran out of three fights
with Wolgast because he believes
AID was too tough for him. Since
Gibbons knocked out McAllister I'll
bet the stockyards man has been
raking his memory for an excuse to
call off the contest. He will find
one too before another two weeks
pass"
But Emil Thirty. speaking for Nc
Farland, says Jones is bluffing. I'm
take all the money he has to offer
on these conditions" said Emil. II
talked with Mcfarland and he is
tickled to death with the match"
AS to fighting Wolgast, Thirty says
he will sign up at once, but he does
not think Jones is sincere.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30

Sid Smith, catcher, who some seasons
ago was member of Billy Smiths
team, has signed to again catch for the
Columbus Club of the American Asso-
citation the coming season.
"Slim" Love. the southpaw. who was
with the Crackers last season, and
stands 6 feet inches, has been re-
leased by the Senators to the Los An
geles club of the Pacific Coast League.
Griffith expects to recall the youngster
before the coming season is over.
Charley Somers, of the Maps. is happy
Somers is happy because Manager Joe
Birmingham did not trade one OF his
young hurlers for Russell Ford, who has
jumped to the Federals.
Eddie Plank and Danny Murphy are
the only members of the worlds cham
the coming campaign. And Connie
Mack isn't worrying bit
We know now what President Gilmore
meant when he said: I'VE are going
after the highest man in baseball" The
very next day the Feds made an offer
to Jeff Tesreau.
Charley Hitte will be the trainer for
the Maps next year. Hitte gained fame
some years ago when he acted as train
er for Teddy Roosevelt. when the lat
ter was Governor of New York.
Irving Kanthelener, star hurler for
the Victoria club of the Northwestern
League last year, has signed with the
Pirates for the coming campaign. Last
year he won rs games and lost 10. In
the last contest he pitched he whitfield
16 batters and allowed only two safe
swats.
Peter Noonan, former Athletic catcher
and later star slugger OF the New York
State League, has purchased large in
terest in the Wilkesbarre club. and will
act as manager next season.
Pitcher Hub Pernoll, who once pitched
for the Tigers, and Catcher Mig Clarke,
who once was a member OF the Crack
ers, have signed their contracts for
the coming campaign with the San
Francisco team of the Pacific Coast
League.
The officers Of the six clubs OF the
South Atlantic Leagu in session at Sa-
vannah are considering admitting Au-
gusta and Charleston in the circuit. The
season will open April 6.
Ban Johnson has signed new umpire
named Chill which we should say Is a
pretty good name for new umpire.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
By O. B. Keller.

=
TTAVING written practically ev-
RI erything we know about the
Il L reserve clause" baseball pol
tiles" and the allied topics, we now
desire to get in the record with a
wholesale knock of such things as
subjects for polite or otherwise con-
versation.
AS we now see the light, the base
ball public doesn't care blame
about technical contract clauses,
strings" farming operations, and all
that.
The average fan likes to see a good
ball game. He likes to see the nome
team win. He does not like to see the
home team lose consistently, II at all.
And that about let's him out.
A GOOD many baseball bugs don't
"A know there is such a thing as
reserve clause in ball players con-
tract. For that matter, they prob
ably don't know there is contract
or (as previously hinted) care a
blame.
In fact. there are good many fans
who. IL cross examined before they
have time to dope up on the subject.
will tell you that they never could
understand why Ty Cobb can't go and
play with any club he wants TO. and
why some good club, like the Pirates,
doesn't buy Nap Rucker
That's what lot of fans think OF
the reserve clause.
ONCE and for all, that reserve
~ clause is the thing that makes
professional league baseball possible
If a star player, at the expiration OF
his contract, could sell his services to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Nd HOLDOUTS
EXPECTED IN
RANKS Of VOLS
President Shropshire Does Not
Expect Any Trouble in Signing
Players for Coming Season.

= ASHvILLE, Jan. 30.-whether
N or not there will be any hold
outs among the Vols will be de-
cided within the next two or three
weeks when the contracts of the To-
cal players mailed out a few days
ago are expected to be received.
President Shropshire stated this
morning that the registry cards show
ing that the contracts were received
bv those to whom they were address,
cd have started coming in, and that
nearly all of the players have re-
ceived their contracts. The ensuing
week will doubtless find a number Of
signed contracts in the presidents
Office
THE local moguls are expecting no
l holdouts in the ranks of the Vols
this season. The salary question
among the players will not be one to
cause any dissatisfaction. Practically
every player who received q contract
this season is known to be anxious to
play with the Vols, and the outlook
now is that the local team will be
one Of the smoothest working ma
chimes in the league.
DRESIDENT SHROPSHIRE. of the
L Vols, is in receipt of letters from
President Kavanaugh. of the South
ern League, in which the league pres
ident expressed his satisfaction over
the recent amicable adjustment of
the controversy which threatened the
best interests Of the local club. Pres
ident Kavanaugh extended his best
wishes for long and successful reign
for President Shropshire as head OF
the local bs~aball association, and
predicted tn !he Vols would make
good showi-.. under the new ar
rangement.
president KAVANAUGH has
been notified by w. G. Hirsig of
the sale of his took in the Nashville
Baseball Association to Mr.. Shrop-
shire. Mr.. Hirsig, since retiring as
president, has absolutely turned over
everything to the new officials, and
Is merely an interested spectator In
the new organization.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Not interested in Reserve Clause
+s* +s+ Sos +s+
Fans Like to See Good Baseball

the club that would pay the most for
them-well, in a couple of seasons one
or two wealthy clubs in each league
would have all the stars there were.
Then, of course, there would be no
pennant race.
The reserve clause enables Brook
lyn to hold Nap Rucker as long as
Brooklyn wants him. 1t enables De-
wretched Cardinals to cling to Ko-
netchy, and the equally wretched
Reds to hang on to Hoblitzell-al-
ways granting that none of these
gents jump to the Feds. who are not
respecting the reserve clause.
And that is the only way to make
a pennant race. Otherwise, some
financially feeble club might pick up
star before he was developed, spend
three years making him into a Cobb
or a Jackson-and then see him auc-
ton himself off to a club that could
overbid the club that gave him his
start.
Manifestly, that wouldn't be right
Also, 1t would bust up baseball.
DUT that is exactly the sort of stuff
- we weren't going to say any more
about, except on this for all
basis.
We repeat. the average fan likes to
see a good, hot game of baseball, shot
through with some star performances
by star players, with the home team
in front at the end.
Give him a winning team and you
can feed all your contracts, and re-
serve clauses, and slavery articles to
the paper mill.
And so (barring something unex-
pected from the FedsJ we are off the
reserve clause for this year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
Gordon Announces
Baseball Schedule

GAINESVILLE, GA, Jan. 80
Professor Paul Rosser faculty man
eger of the Gordon baseball team, an
nounces the following schedule:
March 27-Mercer University, al
GAINESVILLE.
April l, Southwestern Presby-
terrain University, at GAINESVILLE.
April Macon South Atlantic
League, at GAINESVILLE.
April 20, 21-Riverside Military
Academy, at Gainesville.
April 22-Wake Forest College, at
GAINESVILLE.
April q, 2s-Georgia Military Col
lege, at GAINESVILLE
May l, 2-Riverside Military Acad-
emv, at GAINESVILLE.
May 4, 5-Dahlonega, at Barnes
Vile.
May II. 12-Georgia Military Col
lege, at Milledgeville.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
FOOD FOR SPORT FANS
l~.~~~~~~.~-~-~-~sNN -NeS~~~ce~~~O~-~t
LAY GEORGE G. PHAIa I.
THIS PERSON GEORGES.

THIS EHSCN GEOHGES.
What are the soldiers running for"
said Files on Parade.
This fighter Georges Carpenter"
the Color Sergeant said.
"Whp do they look so tohite, so
tchite !" said Files on Parade.
"A Frenchmdm's shotoing US h0to to
d0ht," the Color Sergeant said.
For he put the bomb in Bombdrdier
and put him on the bum,
And he made the English puOs admit
that he pds going some.
II he fights another English guy /
knoto not tohdt toiU come,
But think its going to be a case OF
mourning.
Ono Of these days some healthy man
Is going to get pinched Cor striking
an English heavyweight!
One fault to be found with the Fed
erai League is that il will increase the
amount Of minor league baseball now
in vogue in the alleged major leagues.
Willie Richie announces that he
viii test his leg to determine whether
II 10 ready for business, but there are
those who wonder why he does not