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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Birth Rate Takes Leap.

Madison.-Twice as many births
were registered in Madison during the
six months of 1914, as in the same
period in 1913. The 1914 births were
342 and 1913, 1856 The deaths were
1873, four less than in the same time In
1913,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Raises Illinois FIau at Fair.

Gan Francisco. Cal, July 3.--Mrs. L
e. Rockwell Of Quincy, H., aged eighty
two, raised the governors Gag OF her
state on the grounds OF the Panama.
Pacific exposition to celebrate ground
breaking for the state building.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Speaker Clark Is honored.

Washington, July 4.-Speaker Clark
received notice on Thursday from
President Cramblet OF Bethany col
lege, w. Va, that the college has con-
ferred upon the speaker the degree Of
doctor OF laws.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Crop Pro spects Are Eliza

Antigo.-Crops in Langdale county
are In the best of condition, despite
recent heavy rains. The hay crop,
which will be the biggest In the his
tory of Langdale county, is ready for
harvest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Nine Inches Of Rain In June.

New London.-E. c, Pape of the
government weather bureau shows
that 9.S6 inches OF rain fell in this
vicinity during June. This is the
greatest known amount OF rainfall
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Nevada Divorce Law Upheld,

Carson City, New, July 3.-The va
lidity of Nevada's new divorce law
was sustained by the state supreme
court. Applicants for divorce must re.
side one year In the state before the
courts will acquire Jurisdiction.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09

Oconto.-Judge ID. G. Classen Of
Oconto is candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for congress In the
Ninth district, now represented by
Thomas f. Konop, Kewaunee, Demo-
crat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09

Hogs-Light, S15GS47; heavy, 600
GS45; rough, S.OO0S1O; pigs, 1850
S25.
Cattle-Beeves, 7.30@945; stockers
and feeders, 6.0O@SO0; cows and heif-
ers, 3.70@S.9O; calves, 65049,50.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Find Raft Lost In Storm.

Ashland.-The $4,000 raft of
Canadian pulp wood which, in tow
of the Canadian Tug Traveller, was
caught in the storm on Lake SUI
perior, has been located on Devils
Island where It had beached.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Plan Double Celebration.

Hayward. The eighth annual Saw
yer county fair and "old home week"
Will be combined at Hayward next fall.
The fair is to be held on Sept. 1880
and Oct. !.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Marry Nv Common Law.

New London.-Theodore Deletzko
and Miss Bessie Thornton of this city
catered into common law marriage
contract before local attorney. De-
letzke Is q former game warden,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Tobacco SETTING Is Done.

Stoughton.-Tobacco transplanting
Is about completed and prospects were
never better for a good crop and leaf
growers anticipate big returns. Wis.
consin should produce $1,000. 600 worth
OF tobacco this season
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Start Work on Highway.

Racine.-Work on the lake shore
concrete drive has started. The road
will be built two miles to the north
and the same distance to the south Of
the city. 1t will be of sufficient width
to permit the passing of three vehicles
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Rescuers Find MIners Dead.

Williamsburg, w. Va, July 4.-Res.
cue parties completed an emergency
tunnel into the burning mine Of the
Sycamore Coal company here and
found the bodies of five miners who
had been imprisoned by the flames.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Sell Blair SPRINGS.

Neenah.-The Blair Spring prop
erty has been sold at public auction
for $4,000. The property was pur-
chased by T. b. Blair Of this city
in behalf OF the heirs of the estate
who reside in South Carolina.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
DYKE Provided For.

Ashland.-An appropriation of
$4,000 for building dyke to pro-
tect the village Of Odanah from the
annual floods is II. the Indian appro-
priation bill passed by congress.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09

Hammond. A new farm land price
record for this vicinity has been es-
tablished by the sale OF Peter De
Smiths farm near here. The price
paid was $135 an acre.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Child Accidentally Hanos Self.

La Crosse.-Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
Kepler Of Sylvan found their baby
dead. hanging In his high chair. chok.
ed by the food board
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
MINNEAPOLIS. July I. 1914.

Wheat-No. l hard, SShc, No. !
northern, SIC; No. northern, Soc.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 63@631ac.
Oats-No. 3 white, 34laQ35c.
Rye-No. 2, 56@57c.
Flax $50 1884.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Woman Swims He'll Gate.

New York, July miss Nora Leahy
Of BAG East Thirty-frst street, swan
through the caldronlike He'll Gate.
For two hours she breasted the treach-
erous and ever shifting currents and
finally triumphed over them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Beoln Labor Day Plans.

Superior make preparation for
the biggest labor celebration In his.
tory of the city a general committee
on arrangements he's been named by
the Trades G. Labor assembly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Grasps Live Electric Wires.

Ashland. Frank Tucci yard man at
the Knight hotel. narrowly escaped
electrocution by grasping two wires of
a freight elevator with wet hands. He
il In a serious condition
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Recover Bcdy OF A. /. Harris.

Cass Lake.--The body of A. l.. Ear.
rIs. who was drowned In Cass Lake
on May "a, has just been recovered.
Indians found 1t on the north shore OF
the lake.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Start Work ON Pickle EaCtoru

Tomahawk Work has been started
on the construction of a pickle fac
tory for the Alart a. Mcclure Co. OF
New York. The building will be 3ox60
feet
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
Padium Aa.ocIatIon Ipcornorates.

RadIum Association incorporates.
Madison.-The American Radium
Hospital association OF Milwaukee
has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary OF state. Tho
capital stock is 100000.
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PITTSBURGH FEDERALS
D0WNED BY ST. LOUIS
Buffalo Team Finishes Strong, De-
feating Kansas City, 8 to 5.
Easterly Gets Triple.
CRANDALL STEADY IN PINCHES

Special to The Washington Herald
st. Louis, May s.-Dixon was easy for
the St Louis Federals today, and they
won from Pittsburgh. to 6. in a free
hitting contest. Two homers and several
doubles Were made off Crandall. but he
frightened up in the pinches. The locals
gathered sixteen bits off the former
Bostonian. five of them in the second in
ming, netting as many runs. Score:
R.H f.
Pittsburgh. .......... o 2 % 0 . as l
ST. Louis. 0 5 o 0 l l 0 x-7 Is o
Standardization and Berry; Crsndall and
simon. Umpires-Messrs Cussck and Kane.
Special TO The Washington Herald
Kansas City, May S-Buffalo Won the
second game of the series with the locals,
to ). today. 1t was a tight game up to
the seventh, when, after Kansas City
had put two runs over with two singles
and Easterly's triple, Buffalo came back
with four talIies. the result of two passes,
three clean hits. and an error. They
scored once more in the ninth. Score:
Ri. Z.
Buffalo. . % - Is l
Kansas City.......... o 0 ? o o-5 )
Batteries-Hc user. Moran and Flair. ard Allen;
Henning and Easterly. Umpires-Messrs. Bush and
MannaSsau.
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MCInncs. and Henry went to third or
the catch. but right here Pennock was
taken out and Joe Bush substituted.
Morgan flied to DALEY, ending the
inning.
Griff sent Jim Shaw against the Mack
men in the tenth. and Shaw turned them
back in one. two three order.
At this stage it was growing so dark
that even the umpire had trouble fol-
lowing the ball. Bush famed both Nc
Bride and Shaw. but Gedeon was hit
in the arm and promptly swiped second.
\ single by Foster would have sent
everybody home feeling happy. but il
was asking just a little too much OF
a ball player to hit something he couldn't
see. Foster famed. and Mr.. Connolly
announced that class was excused for the
day.
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Had Barry been in the game, the
chances are he would have raced
back and made the catch. The
Athletics, to man, think so.
x
More than three hours was consumed
in playing ten innings at Florida Park
yesterday. Vet there was so much going
on. SO many plays and hair-raising situa-
TONS that it is doubtful if single fan
left the grounds until the last man was
out.
Danny Moeller, still suffering from the
accident which threw his left arm out of
place during Thursdays game, was not
in uniform yesterday. His place was
taken by Acosta, but the Cuban was re-
placed by Al Williams in the fifth because
the opposition used a left-hand twirler.
Later Williams was taken out and Gedeon
substituted because Griff did not like the
looks of so many visiting left-handed
batters coming up, fearing that Williams
arm might not be strong enough to snipe
base runners at the plate on hits to right
field.
Joe Engel pitched one inning, the ninth.
1t was while Engel was in the box that
the Nationals came through with that
triple play, and in this inning both Foster
and Mcbride made errors which put the
men on the bases. yet these miscues
turned out to be blessings in disguise.
McInnes was on third. Daley on second.
and Kopf on first, with Jack Lapp at bat
Lapp hit a ball that struck near the plate
on fair territory, bounced in the air and
fell into Henry's glove. 1t was simple
matter for the catcher while standing on
the plate to force McInnes. and throw to
Gandil ahead of Lapp. Daley, who at
tempted to score was caught red-handed
on the return throw from Gandil, for the
third out.
In the first place Engel could not be
blamed for the rival players being on the
bases. but it is also significant that the
only thing in the world which could halt
those demon sluggers was a triple play,
and that is just what happened.
The third game of the series will be
played this afternoon starting promptly
either Jim Shaw or Joe Engel. while
Mack's choice lies between Wyctoff and
Shawkey, or both.
Eddie Plank the veteran southpaw
while hit hard in one inning looked to
have whole lot of stuff. If he has gone
back any since last year, it was not ap-
parent in his work against the Nationals
yesterday. Mack need not worry whole
lot about Plank not being able 10 deliver
the goods this year if yesterdays ex-
hibition can be taken as a criterion.
With the exception of a balk. every
play which usually comes up in a ball
game happened in Yesterdays frenzied
fray. There were enough thrills to last
for life time.
Jim Shaw worked one inning and
famed two of the men who faced him.
His hook was certainly in working or
der. Oldring biting on two Of them,
which he missed a mile.
All the argument about the ball
which Daley threw TO the stands in
the sixth avoled nothing. Mcbride and
Griffith claimed that the ball hit the
pile of Athletic bats but the jumps
ruled otherwise. and refused to allow
Williams TO score.
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HEROES HOMER WINS
GAME FOR CINCINNATI
St. Louis Whitewashed in Fast Game,
3 to 0-Ames Allows Only
Four Hits.

Special TO The Washington Herald
st. Louis. May s.-HerzoG's home run
in the fourth won for Cincinnati today
5 to .. With two out and Hoblitzen on
second. the manager lined over Magee's
head for the circuit. Morans daring
nase running in the fifth. when he scored
from first on GrOh's single. counted the
final Red tally. Ames pitched beau
tfuI game. allowing but four well dis
tribGted hits Score:
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PoToMACs BEAT V1cToRs.

The Potomac A. c. defeated the Victor
\ in close game yesterday by the
score of to 3. The features of the
game were the batting of Joe Mccoy.
who secured five hits out of as many
times at the bat, and the fielding of
Raeder at second base. The winners
would like TO arrange games with all
teams averaging seventeen years. Ad-
dress all communications to Frank Her.
rity, 9O4 F street southwest
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Darkness Hats Game
With the Score a Tie
Nationals and Athletics Battle Ten Fierce Innings to
Count of 9 to 9-TripIe Play by Gandil and
Henry-Plank Batted Hard.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Ten innings to draw, the best the Nationals could get
against Connie Mas Worlds Champions here yesterday afternoon
The score to g. but the figures nothing Those
at the battlefield will not forget this game in hurry
Every kind of baseball known science tossed into those
thrilling rounds .s.-
Pitchers with regulations laid low. Both hit the
ball hard while wild pitches daring base running and bril-
liant bits of fielding together with triple play kept the crowd
edge throughout
The Washington herald., 1914-05-09
HAGERST0wN CLUB READY.

SPECIAL 10 The Wa1hlngton Herald.
Hagerstown. Md, May Sat a meeting
of the stockholders of the Hagerstown
Baseball Club, incorporated, in the court
house last night, the following directors
were elected: William C.. Conley, presi-
dent; j. d. Lechron, ]. Vincent Jamison,
jr.. S. E. Minimum, vice presidents; Henry
Winebe-g, treasurer; John T Myerly,
secretary: w. j. Harvie, Levin Stone
braker. Harry f. Bester, Harry J. Cros-
son. and Harvey NJ. Musseiman, direc-
tors.
The club will be a member of the Trf-
City League, composed of Hagerstown,
Frederick, and Martiusburg.
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YANKS FAIL TO HIT;
BOSTON WINS, 3 TO 0
Dutch Leonard Proves Invincible and
Red Sox Take Last
Game.

Special to The Washington Herald
Boston. MAY S-The Red Sox scored
theiE second successive shut-out over the
Yankees today. to o. Leonard was al
most inVincible from start to finish,
striking out eleven men and allowing
three scattered hits. Except for one in
ming. the eighth, Heating pitched. steady
ball In this frame a series of hits, as
sisted by Yankee bobble. put over three
runs for the locals and broke up the
The Washington herald., 1914-05-09
Jack Barry's Injury
Costly to Athletics
Mackmen Attribute Failure to Win Yesterday Due to
Missing Cog in 100000 Infield- Other
Sporting News and Gossip.
by WILLIAM PEET.

The loss of Jack Barry the Athletics the bali game yester
day. according several members of the worlds champions
Barry spiked by Danny Moer Shibe Park last week and
will not be able to play for fortnight more
Take player OF Bar aber out of the inner works of ball
club and his loss bound to be felt Yesterdays sample
of this.
In the fifth inning Way Smith hit short fly to left field Rqbe
Orng full tilt and the ball graed the of his fingers.
Shotstop Orr could back after the ball rather did
to do md rcc,rte
The Washington herald., 1914-05-09
TOME HAS MANY ENTRIES.

Special to The Washington Herald
Port Deposit. Md. May S.-The Tome
School will send about eighteen men to
the Lawrenceville interscholastic meet
on May 3. The Tome men are in ex-
cellent condition. and it is expected
that there will be some close races. This
is tho third annual meet held simrltan-
eousav the sar1e day as the Lawrence,
Vile baseball game, but on account of
the Yale interscholastic meet on May
10, Tome had to make a change of plans
The Washington herald., 1914-05-09

'Batted for Grirer in seventh.
Cincinnati ........... oOo2 I0oO %
Runs-SIoran. HobIitzel HerznE Twoha~e hi' -
Cruise Home run-Herzog. Stolen bases Mage.
HcrIoS MafslnS HOblitZell First haze On hAl>-pf
Griner. I: Of Ames ; Struck out-Ry GrinEer. >:
Nv Amrs :: by Doak l. Hns-Of Grnyr. 5
Time Of game hour and IS minute. UmrIEes-
MessTs. Quiscy and Es>on.
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tigers DEFEAT SOX
IN SLUGGING match
Detroit Hammers Three Chicago
Twirlers. Winning Game by
10 to s Score.
CRAWFORD GETS FOUR HITS

Special to The Washington Herald.
Chicago. May S.-The terrific hitting of
the Tigers enabled them to win loosely
played game from the White SoX today.
10 TO s. Three Chicago pitchers essayed
in vain to stop the onslaught of the
visitors, who piled up eighteen hits.
Crawford leading with four including
triple. Dubuc was none to effective, but
his teams stickwork kept him in the
game. The fielding was poor on both
sides Score:
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GAMES AT CLARENDON.

The Alexander A. A. will play the South
End \. A. at Clarendon. Va. at p. m.
while the Clarendon Reserves will play
the Sherman \. c. at O'Clock.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-09
'Battod for Ayers in nth.


Ernsd Washington. 2 Philadelphia. = Fir-t
has by Washington. . Philadelphia. Lett
IN bases-W Washington S; Philadelphia. s First has
On balls-Or Plank. .; Of rennock. :; 81 Ayers. !;
Of johnson ]. Innings pitched-By Plank. ): h.
Ptunock 3I3; by Bush / -; by Ayers. 5; by
Johnson. ): by Engrl /; by Shaw. l. Hits made r.
on Plank {: Of PennoCk !: of Ayers. :: of John
son. :: of EuGel. l. StruCA uut-By Flank. :; Nv
Pcrnuck /: by Bush 5: ~ Ayers. 4; by J"hns"n. J.
Nv shaw l. Home rrln-ShankS Three-haSe hits
Morgan KoH Two-basR hits Williams. Gsndil.
McInnes Murphy Sacrifice ays-Gedeon. Collins
~. Double pIays-Gand una>>Istedl- Triple PLAY 70
Henry TO Gsndil 10 Henrv- Hit by pitcher. Ry
Plank Mcbride by Bush uitdeOnl. Wild pitches
Plank Cd Penncck Iohns'H- Tmpires-Messr'.
Connolly and Dineen. Tine " game hours and
minutes.
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'Batted for Heating in ninth.

Halted Tor Heating IN ninth.
Red SUPERINTENDENT 90 0 o } x-3
Rms-Ensle Cooper. Carrigan Bases on balls
OF Heating. 2; OF Leonard, l. Struck out-By
Heating. 4; By Leonard. IL. Sacrifice hits-Hart-
zeI Leonard. Hit by pitched baIl-By Leonard
tMaisel. Umpires-Messrs Egan and Exams. At
tendance-lfI
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Louisville. 5; Milwaukee, 9.
Indianapolis. 6; Kansas City, Z.
Columbus, 5; Minneapolis. L.
Cleveland, 5; st. Louis. l.
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Runs-Cobb 90. Crawford o.. High Burns a.
Stsnage, Dubuc. Drnu.iiI 81. Alcuck Collins.
Weaver. Fouruer. BlIrLrumI ~. Sacrifice hit
Collins. Sto'@n bases-W,a,e. 20. Burns e., Mo
riarty. Hits made-OT B,nz. in Els innings. Cff
Scott in 1 l-3 innirG~. TGotass hiis-BurG>.
Dubuc. StauaSe, Cobb. TLrt,-base hits-Crawford
Weaver. First base halls-Of Dubuc. s. OF
ReEz. /. Struck out-By Scott. ?; by DrIluc. !
Umrires-MeSsrs. Chill All Sher dan. Time o: game
. hours and minutes
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FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays RESULTS

St. Louis. Z: Pittsburgh 6.
Buffalo. 8: Kansas City !.
Brooklyn hicago-Rain.
Baltimore Ipdianapolis-Rain.
TUDAY'S GAMES.
Pittsburgh at St Louis.
Baltimore at Indianapolis.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Buffalo al Kansas City
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE,

Providence. 4: Toronto. s.
Newark. 2: Rochester, {
Bsltipcre, l; Buffalo, g.,
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NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,

Elmira, &; Albany. s.
Binghamton, .; 1roy. 5.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
TRI-STATE LEAGUE.

Al!entown-H arr;sbuIg-rain.
Northumberland.
Trenton, /; Reading, 0.
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Will Hold the Largest Sale We
Have Held Within Our Stables
On Monday, May II

WE WILL SELL $50 HEAD OF
HORSES FRESH FROM THE FARMS
THEY WERE RAISED Upon: AND.
ALSO - HEAD OF SECONDHAND
HORSES THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN
OTHER CITIES.
WE WILL COMMENCE SELLING
PROMPTLY AT 10 A. NJ. As WE
HAVE So MANY CONSIGNED HORSES
The Washington herald., 1914-05-09
Good-by PennOcl.

The finish of young Pennock came in
the Washington half of the ninth, when
the score was tied.
One down Gandil singled to center.
Henry walked Gandil stole third and
came home like a streak when one of
Pennock's curves hit the dirt, the ball
bounding to the stand. Shanks flied to
The Washington herald., 1914-05-09
NORMAN CORBIN

Has - head of good big work horse
that he has shipped from Virginia: ~
kind that always are good for the cor
sUmer. These horses have the weigh
and ar" GOOD-BROKEN.
Middletown transcript., 1914-05-09
OFFICIALS ARE
APPREHENSIVE
Renewal Of Mexican Attack
Seems Probable.
TROOPS S ARE ON GUARD.
The Mexican Commander, Under ;
Flag OF Truce, Demanded the
Surrender OF the Water
works.

Washington, D. CA detachment of
several hundred Mexican Federal sol
diers advanced on the waterworks out
side Vera Cruz and made an attempt to
destroy the water supply of the city.
A report from General Funston said
a few scattered shots had been fred at
the American troops guarding the
waterworks outside Vera Cruz, but no
one was killed or injured Reinforce
ments reached the scene, but were not
needed and later returned to Vera
Cruz.
Secretary Garrison made public the
dispatch from General Funston, which
said the Mexican Federals at Ell Tejar
had demanded the surrender of the
Waterworks at Vera Cruz.
The works were protected by two
companies of American marines and,
the dispatch stated, detachment of
Mexicans about 500 strong appeared
under a flag of truce and warned the
American forces TO withdraw and sur
render their position within 10 min
utes.
An appeal for reinforcements imme-
diately was made to General Funston
and additional troops were sent to pro-
tect the works. In the meantime, how
ever, few scattering shots were fred
by the Mexicans, who retreated and
disappeared when the reinforcements
arrived
General Funston, in second dis
patch, advised Secretary Garrison that
the Mexican troops were no longer in
sight and that the reinforcements sent
out were returning, with the exception
of two companies which were left at
the pumping station and another
which was ordered to guard a railway
bridge.
When Colonel Van vilet and Col
onel Lejeune, with their supports, ar
rived at the waterworks station Major
Russell and his men were not at all
hard pressed.
The Mexicans had contented them
selves with scattering fire, consist
ing of not more than four or five shots
alta range of about 1,5OO yards.
From Major Russell's lines only one
shot was fired.
General orders had been given for
the American troops not to assume the
offensive and not to fire at all unless
attacked.
While no fear is felt by the army
authorities in Vera Cruz that the Mexi-
can troops will make serious attack,
1t is realized that considerable incon-
venience soon will be created unless
something is done to open the roads
into those districts where garden and
dairy products come from.