The Moore Messenger (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1914 Page: 3 of 8
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STRATEGIC POINT ON VERA CRUZ RAILWAY
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This Is one of the two bridges oil the line of the railway from Vera Crut to Mexico City, the control of "klch
means much to the success of the American troops. The bridges are only a few miles from Vera Crui. and their
destruction would seriously hamper the movement toward the capital. ^^ n^ru-^r*
FIFTHT BRIGADE EMBARKS AT GALVESTON I GENERAL FRED FUNST0N
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GRAPHIC STORY
OF VERA CRUZ
Capture of Mexican City After
Two Days' Fight Presents
Vivid Picture.
VALOR OF OUR BLUEJACKETS
Warships Shelled Buildings In Which
Mexican "Snipers" Had Taken Ref-
uge—Natives Surprised at Cour-
tesy of American Troops.
Brig. Gen. Fred Funston la In com-
mand of the Fifth brigade, United
States army, which went from Galves-
ton to Vera Crux to carry on the worV
begun by the men of the fleet
FIRE CONTROL MAST
The Fifth brigade, U. 9. A., under command of Brig. Gen. Fred Funston,
on its way to the transports at the Qalveston docks, where It embarked for !
Vera Cruz. In the brigade are about 4,700 officers and men, comprising the j
Fourth. Seventh, Nineteenth and Twenty-eighth Infantry, the Sixth cavalry, j
one battery of the Fourth field artillery, a company of engineers, a company
of the signal corps and an ambulance corps.
BORDER COMMANDERS AND TRCOPS
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The lattice work mast of an Ameri-
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the fire of the guns Is controlled.
MESSAGE FROM THE BRIDGE
Vera Crux, Mexico, April 24.—
Twelve Americans were killed and
thirty wounded before the city of
Vera Crux came into the undisputed
possession of the American Invading
forces after a two-day fight Although
the Mexicans suffered more severely,
the number of their casualties has not
been ascertained. The best estimates
•btalned by Capt. William K. Rush
of the battleship Florida indicated
that in the engagements of Tuesday
and Wednesday their dead numbered
about one hundred and fifty. No per-
son knows how many Mexicans fell
wounded, as many of them were taken
away and hidden by friends.
In the streets about the plaxa
Wednesday afternoon lay fifteen or
twenty bodies, a majority of them at-
tired In citizen's clothing. Some of
the men evidently had been dead since
the engagement Tuesday and the
tropical heat made their Immediate
disposal Imperative. One of the first
orders given after the town had been
captured was to bury the Mexican
dead in a trench at the sea end of
one of the streets leading from the
plaxa
Scores Are Taken Prisoners.
When the city was taken the order
was given to advance carefully and
search every building for men bearing
arms. Scores of prisoners were taken,
the majority of them protesting vol-
ubly—many hysterically—that they
were not guilty of any unfriendliness
toward the Americans. Accustomed
as the Mexicans are to seeing their
own contending forces shoot Imme-
diately all prisoners taken, the cap-
tured men could not but believe that
they would receive no less drastic
treatment at the hands of the Ameri-
cans. The guns found In houses were
thrown by the marines and blue-
Jackets from the upper balconies to
the pavement below.
The most spirited action was the
taking of the naval academy. Aside
from that fight, no definite, organized
opposition was encountered by the
American®. A hot fire was poured
from the naval college, but a few
well directed shots from the cruisers
Chester. San Francisco and Prairie
tore gaping holes in the stone walls
and silenced the rifle fire of the Mexi-
cans Inside. The bluejackets then
were enai^ed to proceed with the task
they bad In hand.
Escape From Fight Cut Off.
Despite the shelling It had received
Tuesday, a squad of soldiers continued
to give considerable trouble to the
Americans from the battered Benito
Juarez tower. After they had been
silenced and removed from the tower
It was discovered that the soldiers
had continued fighting for lack of
ability to do anything else. The shells
from the warships Tuesday had torn
away the stairway in the tower and
the men had been compelled to remain
in It.
Appeal From Aged Mexican.
Coincident with the orders for the
general advance of the Americans an
aged, white-haired Mexican, carrying
the white flag of truce, came down a
street from the center of the city.
He carried a letter to the chief of po-
lice, the only authority he hoped to
reach, and desired Consul Granada to
read It. It was an urgent appeal to
the chief of police to call off the
snipers and prevent the bombardment
he believed would follow if they con-
tinued their execution.
Even before the messenger had
climbed the stairs into the consul's
office Capt. Rush was informed of the
contents of the note he bore and Im-
mediately sounded "cease firing" and
"halt" nut It was too late. The
action had been begun all along the
line and It was not considered wise
to attempt further measures to stop
It. The commanders ordered their
men forward at double quick, which
they carried out with a vigor that
afterward gave them the city.
Evidences of War.
Blood-bespattered sidewalks, broken
windows and bullet-scarred walls gave
the plaza a grewsome aspect. Within
the Dlllgencia hotel there were forty
the barracks When the city prison,
which faces the main plaza, waa cap
tured. Lieutenant-Commander Puchan
an of the Florida made an luspectloo
tour through It. There waa great aur
prise among the Mexicans who had Qandle. Weighing 400 POUndS, to
gathered there that the prisoners
were not released. They had been
accustomed to seeing the victor al-
ways release prisoners and then im
presa them all Into his army.
Chief of Police Captured.
Chief of Police Antonio Villa Vln-
cenclo *as taken prisoner by the
Americans shortly after they had oc-
cupied the main plaza of the city, it
was suggested to him that he con-
tinue in his official capacity to direct
the city's protective system, lie took
the question under advisement. Had
(he frightened mayor made up his
mind to accede to Admiral Fletcher's
suggestion, which was made through
Consul Canada, the Mexicans might
MORGAN'S MEMORIAL1 WOMAN COULD
NOT SIT UP
Perpetuate Memory.
Gigantic Taper Will Be 16 Feet In
Height and Will Stand in Vatican
at Rome to Be Lighted on
All Souls' Day.
New York.—Just imagine having to
use a derrick 25 feet high to dip a
candle! This Is rather an unusual
performance, to he sure, as candles
16 feet tall and weighing 400 pounds
are not manufactured every day. The
particular taper In question waa re-
cently made In this city by A. Ajello
have been spared the humiliation of & Bros , und ultimately is to stand in
being forced from their positions and the Vatican at Rome, where It will be
undoubtedly a number of lives would lighted once a year, on All Souls' day,
not have been sacrificed. | In memory of the late J. Pierpont Mor-
When Admiral Fletcher directed ] gan. At this rate it will have an en-
that battalions of bluejackets and ma
lines be landed from Rear Admiral
Badger's ships before dawn and be
drawn up In the plaza before the rail-
road station, thence to proceed to
take the entire town, he acted only
after warning and after 15 shells
from the Prairie's three-inch gunB had
been thrown Into the steel framework
of the uew market, which faces Mar-
ket place. A persistent but scattered
fire came from rifles lu the market
during ali the early hours of the morn-
ing, and Admiral Badger's men land-
ed to the accompaniment of rifle bul*
lets over their heads.
Uniforms Dyed With Rust,
When the rush started Admiral Bad-
ger's bluejackets, clad In orange col-
ored clothing, made for them on the
trip down by dyeing white uniforms
with iron rust, moved In close column
formation up the water front, past
the market and across the front of the
naval college, a long, three story struc-
ture built of adobe and having a tile
roof. The column moved steadily for-
ward until the first company had
passed beyond the college and the re-
mainder were covering the whole front
close against the wall.
Suddenly a spatter of rifle firing
broke out Flashes from the rifles
were plainly visible In the upper win-
down of the college and along the
roofs. The jackies stood their ground
plucklly. Some of them huddled close
to the wall to avoid the rain of steel-
jackc ted bullets from above, while oth-
ers dashed across a small open space
directly In front of the building. These
bluejackets dropped on their stomachs
and lifted their rifles high to get a
range on the windows above. Finally
the American officers hustled their
men either forward or backward un-
til they were in the shelter of nearby
buildings.
Men In Front Undaunted.
The jackies in front held their
places, however, and the Prairie sent
shell after shell from her three-inch
battery into the windows of the col-
lege; huge columns of red dust leaped
upward as each shot went home. The
Chester also joined In, and with a
roar her six-inch shells tore great gaps
in the roof of the college. Far to the
right of the harbor the mine ship San
Francisco opened with her five-Inch
guns, and, taking the front of the col-
lege, shot out window after window,
planting the shells with the precision
of target practise.
After 15 minutes of firing the Prai-
rie and the San Francisco ceased and
the column of Jackies formed again
and pushed ahead, deploying around
the front of the college. A few shots
were directed at them, but none came
from the college. The Chester contin-
ued hurling shells Into any building In
which snipers lurked and also far out
into the suburbs
The jackies went ahead without fal-
tering. spreading out through the wa-
terfront sections, seizing the high-
est buildings and organizing squads of
guards at street Intersections.
The fire along the front gradually
slackened and then died out, but the
Cheater sent a few shots into the
hills before ceasing. The Hancock,
with 700 marines on board, and the
'battleship Michigan arrived too late
to participate in the fighting.
Wounded and prisoners were taken
aboard the Prairie until the arrival of
the Solace, about noon.
Vera Cruz Thoroughly Cowed.
Conditions in Vera Crux began to
take on a normal aspect Thursday.
durance of quite 3.285 years—provided
it will be left to burn the 12 hours of
the day.
But why, you will probably ask, dip
a candle In this udvauced age? Well,
here's a chance for some enterprising
Individual to help the candlemaker,
because he has not yet been able to
discover a method of making pure
wax tapers that can come up to the
old-fashioned one of dipping. Bees-
wax, unlike paraffin, stearin, etc., can-
not be cast In a form, for the simple
reason that It sticks to tho walls of
the mold and cannot be gotten out
Therefore the need of the derrick,
which was kept busy four weeks be-
fore the body of the Morgan candle
had grown to the desired proportions.
This time element, however, varies
with tho eeason of the year. Under
the most favorable circumstances six-
teen dippings can bo made in a day;
but as the taper in question was
"built" in warm weather, one hour in-
stead of 30 minutes had to be al-
lowed after each lowering of the wick
into the near by vat to give the wax
sufficient time to cool and harden.
Colonel Loughborough (left) and Colonel Perkins (right), of the Twen-
tieth United States infantry. now on the Mexican border, and some or their
troops in action.
These sailors are sending a mes-
sage from the bridge of a battleship
by what Is known as the Ardols sys-
tem of signaling.
Now Does Her Own Work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
ble Compound Helped Her.
Irontnn, Ohio. —M I am enjoying bet-
ter health now than I have for twelvs
years. When 1 be-
gan to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
ble Compound I
could not sit up. I
had female troubles
and was very ner-
vous. I used the
remedies a year and
1 can do my work
and for the last eight
months 1 have
worked for other
women, too. I cannot praise Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough
for 1 kix>w 1 never would have been as
well if I had not taken it and 1 recom-
mend it to suffering women."
l>UU£llt4T Also.
" I pave it to my daughter when she
was thirteen years old. She was in
school and was a nervous wreck, and
could not ske«*p nights. Now she looks
so healthy that even the doctor speaks
of it You can publish this letter if you
like,"—Mrs. Rena Bowman, 161S. 10th
Street* lronton, Ohio.
Why will women continue to suffer
dny in and day out and drag out a sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three-
fourths of the joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham'B
Vegetable Compound?
If you liavo tlio slightest douht
tlint Lydia I). IMnk hum's Vegeta-
ble! Jompoand will help yon, write
to LytliuK.l'inkliani MedtcineCo.
(eonlidentInl) Lynn, Muss.,for ad-
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence*
Titta Ruffo's Important Views.
A piece of baked macaroni trying
to stand upright. This Is the defini-
tion of the modern American woman
given to a Denver newspaper reporter
by Tltta Ruffo of the Chicago Grand
Opera company.
"It ees like a piece of cooked maca-
roni making effort to stand upright,"
he said with an air of disgUBt "In
Eet-aly the women are beeg. Only
beeg women are beautiful.
"The American woman Is very chic
and it is good for her to be a nuffra-
lt is nice for woman to rule
man In America. In Eeet-aly it is not
so nice."
The Monteesorl System.
Old-Fashloned Mother—What is this
Montessori system of child education
that 1 hear so much about?
Old-Fashioned Father—I dunno, ex-
actly, but the keynote of It seems to
be "votes for children."
What He Wanted.
"My wife insists on having a flying
machine."
"We have some that are perfectly
safe, air."
"Have you one that will fly at an
altitude of about ten inches?"
Constipation causes and seriouslv aggra-
vate* many diseases. It is thoroughly cured
by Dr. Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar coated
granules. Adv.
Her Experience.
Ethel—Man proposes—
Marie—Yes, but he needs encour-
agement—Boston Evening Transcript.
For thrush use Hanford's Balsam.
Get it Into the bottom of the affected
part. Adv.
We know some railway bridges that
seem to be dependent on Providence
and a coat of paint.
iu wish beautiful, clear, white
use Red Cross Ball Blue. At all
■ocers. Adv.
A good sense of humor can be
turned into dollars. The modern prac-
tical joker writee them and sells them.
Candle, 16 Feet Tall, Weighing 400
Pounds, to Stand In the Vatican in
Rome and to Be Lighted Once a
Year In Memory of J. P. Morgan, j
Now for the wick of this unusual
Some of the restaurants were opened candle which tapers from a base ono
and a considerable part of the native , and a half feot in diameter to six
population began to appear in the Inches at the tip. How to bring about
streets inspecting the damage done, a uniform flamo from beginning to end
There were no expressions of good was tho problem that faced tho chand-
will for the Americans, but there was lers. The wick needful at tho 6-inch
no apparent antagonism. The Mexi tip would never do for the lft-foot
cans here seem thoroughly cowed and base, and vice versa. Why not a tar
appear to accept with passlveness the pering wick? In this way tho mass
presence of the foreign forces. j of the wax and the number of fibers i
I in the wick have been so accurately !
proportioned that the burning quality
Americans, most of them women, who j SENATORS OFFER TO ENLIST
will remain constant. And as for
had been there since the commence- j dripping or smoking—that's out of tho i
tnent of hostilities. WThen the square Fall, New Mexico, and Sheppard, question.
*as taken they were immediately no- I Texas, Tender 6ervlcea. The WQrk t,owever the
tifled that they might go on the Span- | ■ candle makers' standpoint, did not b*>
Ish cruiser Carlos V. outside the! Washington.—Senators Fall of New iu untll the body wa8 fllliBhed an(1 the ,
breakwater In order to give the Prairie I Mexico and Sheppard of Texas bav« up thelr Thja jq.
room to fire her guns. The Spanish written the president offering their yQlyed ^ palntlng of u portrait" of
commander refused, saying that he services in the operations against
flared not maneuver his boat in so
small a space at night He also de-
clared that he needed to take on a
Bupply of fresh water. Admiral
Fletcher insisted yesterday that his j
order be carried out, and the Carlos |
V. moved outside Just before the at-
track on the center of the city began.
At 10.08 Wednesday morning the
Americans were in undisputed pos-
session of all the city except the
southwest quarter, In which the bar-
racks are situated, and a few outlying
Mexico. Senator Weeks of Massachu-
setts already had volunteered.
Senator Fall wrote that he was
ready to resign from the senate and
go to the front
Senator Williams of Mississippi, whe !
made a speech in the senate Tuesday
opposing war with Mexico, had writ
ten to the preeident asking that hli
son, Robert Webb Williams, be ap
pointed a second lieutenant in th«
volanteer service.
All offers have been sent to the wai
districts. At noon they had taken | department
Morgan and his favorite flowers-
American Beauty rosea and lilies of
the valley—in oil, and the modeling
of a design in relief about the base
and the picture.
Fifteen hundred dollars is the price
that waa paid for it by grateful Ital-
ians—members of the Church of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel of Jersey City
—that have offered this truly wonder-
ful memorial candle in commemora-
tion of the great financier who waa
the benefactor of many of their poo
pie In their wtfjve La
Housework Is a Burden
It's hard enough to keep house if in
perfect health, but a woman who is
weak, tired and suffering from an aching
back has a heavy burden.
Any woman in this condition has good
cause to suspect kidney trouble, especial-
ly if the kidney action seems disordered.
Doan's Kidney Pills have cored thou-
sands of suffering women. It's the best
recommended special kidney remedy.
A NORTH DAKOTA CASE
1 o. d and I
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pcd. Doan's Kld-
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ed all this trou-
Cel Doan's at Any Store, SOe ■ Bos
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Smith, Mamie. The Moore Messenger (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1914, newspaper, April 30, 1914; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109351/m1/3/?q=+%22Grover+%22+%22Hinkle+%22: accessed June 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.