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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-22
YANKEE SAILORS
FIND VERA cruz
A CITY OF FORTS
Loss of Lives Due to Natural
Advantages Favoring
Mexicans.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Natural
features of the city of Vera Cruz and
the character of the buildings along
the water front there we're largely re-
sponsble for the loss of life of Amer
lean bluejackets and marines who
landed there yesterday. This opinion
was expressed today by government
officials who are familiar with the
captured city.
Between the bay and the line of
two-story buildings which face it is
a vacant space of about 300 yards of
beach open to fire from housetops.
The custom house, which can only be
reached by crossing the open space,
stands in this solid group of build
ings at the end of one of the two long
piers, where the foreign merchant
ships land
Houses Built Like Forts.
Like most of the structures in the
Southern countries, the flat-roofed
buildings with their coping form a
veritable fertilization from which
riflemen may pick off those below in
comparative safety, sheltered by the
high wall which surrounds the edge
of the roof. AS the blocks are prac-
tically solid, quite a formidable troop
can be mustered on the top of a
square of buildings.
H. was from this protected position
that the Mexican troops opened fire
on the bluejackets and marines.
The remainder of the city, with it's
brick and plaster houses and it's
straight asphalted streets, makes a
pretty picture. Trees are scarce,
their growth having been discour-
aged since the yellow fever epidem-
les, but the principal avenue which
stretches the entire length of the
town and out into the suburbs, is
lined with cocoa palms. The princi-
pal business street as well is bor-
dored by rows of palms and almond
trees.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-22

New York city Next of kin, Nellie
Leahy, mother, same address. En-
listed 1912.
NATHAN SCHWARTZ, ordinary
seaman; home address, 223 East
Fourth street, New York city, Next
of kin, Harry Schwartz, brother,
same address. Enlisted September,
1912, and serving his first duty at
sea.
c. ID. CAMERON. ordinary seaman;
home address, 108 Doscher street,
Brooklyn Next of kin, Donald
Cameron, father, same address.
Cameron was assigned to the Flor
ida. Enlisted June 3, 1913.
JOHN f. PLACE, seaman; home ad-
dress, 1874 Wakeman avenue, New
ark, N. j. Next of kin. Anna Place
same address. Enlisted 1911; as
signed to the Florida.
EDWARD a. GISBURNE, electri-
clan, third class; home address. 81
Summer street, Quincy, Mass. Next
of kin, John r. Gisburne, grand
father, 1892 Seventeenth street,
Washington. Enlisted 1910.
No information has been received
at the navy department to verify this
list and the department has no
knowledge at 11:30 of It's accuracy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-22
MAY CALL STATES
NAVAL MILITIA
Uncle Sam Can Get Citizen
Sailors for Atlantic Re-
serve Fleet.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-ln tho
event it becomes necessary to call
into service for duty in Mexican
waters the Atlantic reserve fleet, now
lying in the fresh water basin at
Philadelphia, Pa, 1t will be necessary
to have approximately 300 more
officers and 1915 more men. This
force, it was declared this morning,
would be drawn from the various
naval militia organizations through
out the country. This trained force
of citizen sailors, it is estimated,
could be made ready and embarked
aboard the ships and started for
Mexican waters within about week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-22

only uesultory firing here during the
nIshI' occasional shots were fired
IioIn lhe roofs of houses in the out
skirts of the city, but the shots aves-
aged NOT more than four an hour. and
no further casualties were recorded
on the American side.
Inc street lighting system failed
early last evening, and the only
Illumination during the night came
from the interiors of the houses.
Dead Seen In Streets.
Much of the firing by the American
marines and bluejackets was at long
range. and no attempt was made dur
ing the night to approach the centre
OF the city, In which some determined
MeXicans still occupied positions. AT
dawn some bodies could be seen living
about the street beyond the American
lines
Ihe efforts of Rear Admiral Fletch-
er late last night to find some one
VINO exercised command over the
MeXicans and TO suggest that he call
off his men in the interests of human
ity were unsuccessful. The rear ad-
miral hesitated to open fire with shell
N+N5f puh iiiC piCoGHCe TlIl9-
men hidden behind the copings of the
flat-roofed buildings, which formed
capital shelter for the defending
sharp-shooters made the use of artii-
lery almost imperative to prevent sac
rinclng the lives of more Americans,
Four Seriously Wounded.
OF the twenty-one bluejackets and
marines wounded in yesterdays fight
i'm
to the report of the surgeons today
General GustaYo Mas, commander
of the garrison at Vera Cruz, left the
city in carriage at noon yesterday,
half an hour after the first boat
load of American marines landed from
the warships. This was stated off,
cially today and it was also declared
that he had not been seen or heard
from since that hour.
Mexican Soldiers Left to Fight.
The commanders family followed
him in another carriage.
1t is stated that the Mexican troops
forming the garrison of Vera Cruz
were turned loose as soon as it was
seen that the Americans were about
to land and were told to act as they
saw fit. Very few, if any of their
officers remained with the Mexican
soldiers, whose operations were car
ried on without anyone to direct
them.
Some of the Mexican troops OBJ
tanned a considerable supply OF into1-
icants by looting two stores. AS a re-
suit, many of them We're in a condi-
ton which made them equally dan
gerous to natives and foreigners who
same within their range.
Colonel Cerrillo was one of the few
officers who remained with the Next
can troops. He was the commander
Continued on Page 2, Column IL
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Vera the
of the forces of the United States today.
OF
Under ehhomlarlmeDt a thousand
landed
with considerable
shaveb
wounded Mexican will
be N he thous
in
an
fined to the shoredi
picked off the invaders.
porary hospitals
Preside S 70
Of a ynaton act of
8
City diplomatic
lhayebe beens
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-22
BATTLESHIPS BOMBARDING VERA CRUZ
AS AMERICANS ADVANCE TO TAKE CITY;
HUERTA is READY TO DECLARE WAR
Dispatch Received in Washington from Consul
Canada States That He Expects Fighting Viii
Have Ceased in an Hour and That L. S. Forces
Will Be Then in Full Control
5000 MARINES AND SAILORS LANDED
IN FINAL ASSAULT TO ROUT FEDERALS

SharpshOOterS Fire on Our Men from Housetops
Mexican Dictator InStructS Charge at Washing
ton to Be Ready to Ask for Passports as Last
Step Before Actual War.
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VERA CRUZ, April 22,--There was
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resident Sad
as He Learns
of Lives Lost

WASHINGTON. April 22.-"T'mI
sorry, terribly sorry" were Presi-
dent Wilson's first words when.
news of loss of Life in taking Vera,
Cruz first reached him. Today the
President was sad and disheart-
ened. As he walked slowly to his
Office through the White House
MS head was bowed and his face
"a study in deep feeling and
gravity.
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Through Train to Keansburg.
Atlantic Highlands and Seashore Branch
points, every week day, beginning June
30 win leave Broad street about ) :2b
o. m.; will arrive about I 80 a. m.-Asss
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
AVOID TIRE RUST.
Tire Life Shortened by lnattention to
This Detail.

Tire Life Shortened by lnattention to
This Detail.
Damaged tubes and castings are both
often caused by rusty rims" says one
of the tire conservation bulletins is
sued by the Goodyear Tire and Russer
company. Where rims are not given
attention, rust often eats into the rub
Der where the tube comes in contact
with the rim and tube life is shortened.
In tire castings, especially with clincher
tires, chafed fabric often arrives
through bent or rusty rim flanges. Rust
should be kept from rib hoogs, where
clincher tires are used, and bent rims
should be Strengthened as soon as pos
sible- Rim flanges often are bent by
sharp blows. The bent part forms
sharp projection that soon digs into a
tire. Sometimes metal rimsbecome
rusty and rough. Rust eats into rub
Der. Moisture then penetrates fabric
and tires are destroyed"
Goodyear experts recommend that
car-owners have their tires taken off
and the rims examined at regular in
tervals. Where rust is found the use
of sandpaper and tale or graphite often
helps. Rim paint is recommended. In
cases where rims are properly watched
and care for the results in tire mile
age always more than pay for the
trouble in hard dollars as well as in
the sense of greater tire security on
the road,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
BUICK IS AGAIN
first TO CROSS
4 SIERRA SUMMIT
Trophy Goes to Claud Nc
4 Gee and Joe Schmidt
This Year-Carried Com
plete Camping Outfit.

To be the first to cross the summit
of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, over
the Emigrant Gap State road, is an an
nual event among motor car owners on
the Pacific coast. Buick has won for
three consecutive seasons. This year
the trophy goes to Claud MCGEE and
a B-25. The road is now open to tour
lists, and promises to be even more pop
ular than ever.
The Tahoe Tavern cup is the most
sought after trophy in the west, and the
conditions under which it must be won
makes 1t the hardest imaginable test
on the car as we'll as the driver. The
rules to be followed in competing are:
the car must be fully equipped; it
must make the entire trip over the
Emigrant Gap State Road on its own
wheels and under it's own power; no
paraphernalia to help engine is to be
used except that which is carried in
car; the only time the motor is allow
ed assistance is when the road Is inn
passably blocked, and a detour is ne
cessary. 1t must proceed on its own
power, however as soon as it is again
on the road
Complying with these conditions in
every detail, the Buick has won the
Tahoe Tavern Cup for three consecu-
tive years, and has thereby proven
the fact that it is as much at home
in a contest over the snow as it is in
a mud plug, a long distance endurance
run, or on race course. And the glory
is all due to the Buick valve-in- head
motor.
when Fred Gross and I left San
Francisco" writes Mr.. MCGEE, 1--WE
carried in the tonneau of our Buick a
complete camping outfit and supplies to
last us two weeks, for we realized that
the winning Of the Tahoe Cup this
year was to be more difficult than ever
before, because the unusually heavy
snowfall of last winter and the contin-
ued hot weather Of last spring had left
the snow in very bad shape.
Weather Bars Progress.
THE first nights camp was near
Soda Station, and at just midnight we
were awakened by a heavy peal Of
thunder and in less than five minutes
the rain was coming down in sheets.
We congratulated ourselves on having
a fully equipped car. 1t was only a
minutes work to put the top up and
store our food supply in the tonneau.
We returned to our waterproof sleep
ing bags, and let 1t rain. The next
morning the sun came out hot, and
this and the rain of the night before
made the snow so soft that progress
was almost an impossibility, and after
a mile and a half of the hardest kind
of work, we found a good place to camp
and decided to wait for more favorable
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
IN THE MOTOR WORLD OF INTEREST
TO OWNERS AND PROSPECTIVE BUYERS

quarter Of a mile below, was almost
perpendicular but by exercising q due
amount Of precaution 1t was negotiat-
ed without trouble.
Strain on Steel and Nerves.
when we finally got back on the
Highway above Bonner Lake we
thought our troubles were over. But
then came disappointment again In
the shape Of a snowdrift about a hun
bred feet long, and when we arrived
at the lower end OF 1t, we faced an al
most sheer drop Of 25 feet. A CONSUL
tation was held and Schmidt decided
that he could drive down the face Of
that drift. He did, but It is safe to
say that an automobile was never in
tentionally driven down a sleeper
place
Il have made that same trip before,
and have come through easier than we
did this time. but there was never
any route negotiated by any motor car
anywhere that was such strain on
steel and nerves. That motor never
faltered, and there wasn't once that
we had the slightest doubt but that
we would pull through"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
CLUB APPROVES WORK
OF COMMISSIONERS
IN ROAD BUILDING

The work of the commissioners of
Ada county in the improvement of the
highways is Endorsed by the Boise
Auto club. The following resolutions
expressing approval of the work of the
commissioners, have been adopted by
the clubs
Whereas. One OF the principal OBJ
jects Of this club is to aid and en-
courage the building, improving and
maintenance of good roads and high
ways throughout our state, and
Whereas. We have found that the
greatest good may be obtained through
the cooperation and affiliation with
other organizations working toward a
common cause, as we'll as with off,
cials whose duties are along similar
lines, and all of whom are DESTROYS OF
accomplishing results OF permanent
character with a minimum expendi-
ture, and
Whereas Our club having carefully
watched and examined in detail the
new roads and highways now under
construction by our county officials,
and
Whereas, We are confident that our
officials are performing a good and
valuable service for the people of our
county in the new and comprehensive
system of road building under their
supervision; we therefore feel that
when public servants have given to
the people such meritorious service as
has been rendered by our board of
county commissioners they should be
given honest public recognition and
commentator for such service. There
fore be 1t
Resolved. BY the Boise Auto club,
that a vote of thanks and confidence
be rendered to Commissioners Howell,
Briggs and Carlson as a testimonial of
our appreciation Of their untiring eff
forts in the behalf or good roads for
Ada county, from which we believe
will result in the general advancement
and upbuilding of our city. county and
state
(signed) CHARLES F. KoELsCH,
President.
Attest: z w. JOHNSON, Secretary.
Boise, Ida. Aug. 4, 1914.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
Ten Thousand at Firestone Picnic.

At least ten thousand people at
tended the picnic of the Firestone Tire
and Rubber company held at Silver
Lake park near Akron, o., on July 25.
This outing was one of the big Akron
company's annual summer treats for
its employees. Tickets were provided
which entitled all employees and their
families to free transportation and ad-
mittance to the grounds and every
thing necessary for a day Of uncon-
fined Joy.
Competition for prizes in the various
contests were of such diversified ma
ture that every one had a chance to
demonstrate his talents. Among the
contests were games of baseball, SOC
Ger, football. races Of all kinds, in
Guiding swimming. boating and other
water sports.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
MOTORCYCLE NOTES.

Twenty-one days is the time it re-
quired Wilbur ]. Hudson to ride his
motorcycle from Tacoma, Wash, to
Chicago. Hudson is an instructor in
manual training at Tacoma, and made
the motorcycle trip east as vacation
jaunt
The Dominion of Canada motorcycle
championship race meet will be held
at Winnipeg Aug. to 10.
j. r. Schovil, student at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, is making a
motorcycle trip from Philadelphia to
his home in Butte, Mont.
w. L. Cook of Jellico, KY, is MAX
ing a 40O0-mile motorcycle trip to
Springfield, Mass. and return.
Miss Irene Behrns is the first femi-
nine motorcyclist of San Antonio,
Tex, However, she is an enthusiastic
rider, and expects to have many other
girls converted to the sport before the
close of the season.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
GOOD BUSINESS IS
REPORTEDDY RANDALL

A. G. Randall Of the Randall-Dodd
Auto company returned Friday even
ing from weeks trip among the
Buick and Oldsmopi1e agents. Mr..
Randall reports business the best he
has ever experienced and has closed
contracts in the past Ave days with
dealers for the sale of ninety-f1ve 1915
cars. Mr.. Randall says business con-
ditions throughout the east are improv-
ing and all are looking forward for
good fall business.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
HELPFUL HINTS FOR
MOTOR CAR OWNERS

When a carburetor float fails and a
new one Is not procurable, getting
home" is q matter OF using ones wit
Generally 1t can be accomplished by
cutting down the supply from the tank
so as to correspond with the flow
through the needle valve.
Where gear cases or differential
housings are provided with vents to
permit the escape of air under pressure
that results from heating care should
be taken to see that the vents are kept
free. Not infrequently careless painters
cover the screen that generally is fitted
as no aperture at all.
A nut that is loose on it's bolt and
cannot Immediately be replaced may be
frightened by saving nearly half way
through with hack saw, making the
cut parallel with the top and bottom
faces. and then partly closing the cut
with blow Of the hammer.
It Is seldom possible to pilot a ma
chine over newly -tarred roads without
transferring at least some Of the sticky
composition to the body. II treated in
time the spots are not difficult to re-
move. The machine should be washed
to eliminate all grit. and dried by pat
ting with channels, so that the tar will
not be smeared. Vaseline or butter
next should be applied over each spot
and worked in with a body soap and
finish polish in the usual manner
completes the operation.
In fitting new gaskets in an engine
it is we'll to remember that water or
gas will not pass through the material,
which is to say the holes in the center
should be cut out. There have been
cases where uncut gaskets have been
fitted and worried half hour spent
in discovering the fault.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

One Of the most enthusiastic motor
cyclists to attend the recent annual
F. A. M. convention at st. Louis, was
Frank Yates, who is II years old.
Yates Is a constant rider OF the two
wheeler, and frequently takes his wife
who is one year his Junior, for a spin
in the side car.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

Two motorcyclists of Cincinnati, o.,
Robert Cooper and Robert Callahan,
are making a nve-weeks trip to Mag
ara, Atlantic City and New York.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

Professor H. H. Hyman of the coll
lege Of Idaho, Caldwell, arrived in
Boise the first part Of the week, on a
Yale motorcycle. Mr. Hyman is tour
ing the southern part Of the state So
Letting students for his school.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

John S. Morgan and mother, Mrs.
Isabel Morgan, of Detroit are making
q oast-to-coast motorcycle trip. Mrs.
her sons motorcycle
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
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!. In the Motor World. i,

A. g. Randall Of the fr moi Ran
dali & Dodd. is making a tour OF the
southern part Of the state inspecting
conditions in the automobile trade.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

The firm of Baker & Crowder. the
Yale dealers, received a new member
In the firm this week, a ten pound boy
having made his appearance at the
home Of ]. A. Crowder.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

Twenty-three minutes and sixteen
seconds was the time of Henry Raulet,
Of Rochester. N. Y, who won the rs
mile motorcycle National Amateur
Championship race. held in connection
with the recent st. Louis F. A. M. con-
vention.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

L. Moon, of the Bertram Motor
company, has returned from a trip to
La Grande where he has been inspect
ing business conditions. Mr.. Moon re-
ports that business is on the increase
throughout this district and indica-
lions are that the balance of the sea-
son Will see an unusual good run of
sales. According to Mr. Moon, the
farmers Of the region from Baker City
to La Grande will have bumper crops
this year and many of them are in
vesting in cars. He also asserts that
the roads are very dusty and full Of
holes in spots. He leaves for the Twin
Falls section Tuesday and will return
by the way of Haley next Sunday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

A "go as you please" run to Cedar
Point was recently made by motorcy-
clists Of Gallon, o. Each rider starter
when he got ready and took whatever
route he chose. all meeting at the
Cedar Point resort.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
AUTO NEWS.

one-fourth of all the motor cars of
the world are owned in the United
States. There are now 100000 regis
tered cars in this country.
Great Britain is second with 100000
and France third with $4,000. Persia
has 10 and Liberia 1. Many large cities
in foreign countries have no motor
cars.
For instance, Canton, China, with its
population in excess of, 000, 900. is now
awaiting arrival OF a vehicle which
does not have to be pulled by a donkey.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

Sam Armstrong was a purchaser OF a
machine from Morler last week.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

Chris Morler sold Ed r. Uchryama,
a Japanese, an Indian seven horse, two
speed machine last week.