Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-06-03

| impossible for Americans to do bust
ness in Mexico, eiehty-four American
citizens at Tampico Saturday sent a
telegram TO Washington protesting. 1t
[ Is believed this will cause a renewal
, OF Carranza demands for withdrawal
OF American troops.
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Al no time since the outbreak Of the
war has President Wilson given more
serious consideration to the pOssibil-
ity of restoring peace in Europe than
now. and in an informal way he is
seeing 10 bring about a discussion OF
peace between belligerent nations.
The United States, denouncng in.
reference with neutral mails. has no,
titled Great Britain and France that
II can no longer tolerate the wrongs
which American citizens have suffered
and continue TO suffer through the
"lawless practice" those governments
have INDUCED in. and that only a radi-
cal change in policy restoring the Unit
ed States to its full rights as a neu-
trail power will be satisfactory.
Republican members of the house
naval committee Saturday submitted
a minority report denouncing as made.
quate the $2i1 100000 naval appropria.
ton bill reported by the majority.
Action on the nomination of Louis
d. Brandeis 10 the supreme court was
postponed by the senate Friday in or
der that senators opposing confirma.
ton might have time to determine
their course.
Senator Lewis introduced in the sen.
ate Friday resolution requesting the
president to suggest to the warning
nations of Europe, If compatible with
public interests, that the United States
undertake mediation.
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Majority Leader Kitchin is outlining
procedure for the administrations
program which he believes will allow
congress to adjourn by The end of
June or the middle of July at the lat
est, if the senate does its part.
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Administration efforts to have the
senate reconsider its rejection of the
nomination Of George Rublee as
member of the federal trade commits.
sion failed Tuesday by a tie vote.
Turkish contingents which tried ia
advance against the Russians on the
Caucasus front in the region of Rivan.
douza-Dergal were repulsed by the
Russians.
The Bulgarian invasion OF Greek
Macedonia has reached 10 Demir His
sar and from that town the forces of
Bulgarians are said to be making their
way southeastward toward the Aegean
seaport Of Kavalla, northeast of Sa.
loniki
In an impromptu speech in the
house OF commons in London Wednes.
day on the question OF peace and the
propriety of Employing the American
press as a platform" subjects unex.
Dectedly raised by Arthur Ponsonby,
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary, set aside all ideas that
peace negotiations were possible at
he present stage and plainly reiterat.
ID that the position of the allies was
n no way changed.
Englands problem OF housing 200.
100 Belgian refugees has been in part
olved by the building OF wooden
houses so constructed that when the
var is over they may be readily taken
Town and shipped to Belgium to re.
'lace dwellings RACED by fire and ar.
illery.
The Mexicans at Progreso, Mexico.
N May II prepared to repel an inva.
ion by American forces and even
vent so far as to remove the Official
ecords from the customs house to an
inland city.
The Russians have achieved I'm part
ne Of their main detectives in Asia
ic Turkey-the joining hands with
heir British allies fighting against
he Turks on the Tigrls river.
In connection with the fighting on
be Persian front, Constautinople
laims the Turks have stopped the ad-
ance OF the Russians in the region
( Kasr-EShirin. and also defeated
lussian detachments at Sulmanash,
orth of r-l-Shirin.
Twenty-four survivors of the crew
( the Spanish steamer Aurrera, which
'as sunk by a submarine, have ar,
wed A. Bonifscio Corsica. In ,ya.