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THE TISHOMINGO LEADER
GRAPHIC STORY
OF VERA CRUZ
Capturt of Mexican City After
Two Day’ Fiflht Present
Vivid Picture
VALOR OF OUR BLUEJACKETS
Warships Shallad Bulldlngi In Which
Mlen “Sniper" Had Taken Ref-
tigs— Natlvsa Surprleed at Cour
teey of American Troop
Vera Cm Mexico April J4— '
Twelve American wsre killed and
thirty wounded before the city of
Vera Crus came Into the undisputed
posses Ion of the American Invading
force after a two day fight Although
the Mexican Buffered more aeverely
the number of their casualties ha not
been ascertained Th best estimate
obtained by Capt William R Rush
of th battleship Florida Indicated
that In the engagement of Tueaday
and Wednesday their dead numbered
about on hundred and fifty No per-
aon know how many Mexican fell
wounded a many of them wera taken
away and hidden by frlendi
In the atreeta about th ptaxa
Wednesday afternoon lay fifteen or
twenty bodlea a majority of them at-
tired In dtlzen'a clothing Soma of
the men evidently bad been dead aloe
the engagement Tuesday and the
tropical heat made their Immediate
dlapoaa! Imperative One of the first
order given after the town had been
captured waa to bury the Mexican
dead In a trench at the eea end of
one of the atreeta leading from tba
plaza
Score Are Taken Prisoner
When the city was taken the order
waa given to advance carefully and
aearch every building for men bearing
arms Score of prisoners were taken
the majority of them protesting vol-
ubly — many hysterically — that they
were not guilty of any unfriendliness
toward the American Accustomed
as the Mexican 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-
cana The guns found In houses were
thrown by the marines and blue-
jacket from the upper balconies to
the pavement below
The most spirited action waa the
taking of the naval academy Aside
from that fight no definite organized
Opposition was encountered by the
Americans A hot fire was poured
from the naval college but a few
well directed ahoti from the cruisers
Chester San Francisco and Prairie
tore gaping hole In the atone walls
and silenced the rifle fire of the Mexi-
cans inside The bluejackets then
were enawed to proceed with the task
they bad In hand
Escape From Fight Cut Off
Despite the shelling lb had received
Tuesday a squad of soldiers continued
to give considerable trouble to the
Americans from the battered Benito
Juares 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 tha 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 tbelr execution
Even before the messenger had
climbed the stalra 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" Bbt 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
Evidence of War
Blood-bespattered sidewalks broken
windows and bullet-scarred walls gave
the plaxa a grewsome aspect Within
the Dlllgencla hotel there were forty
Americans most of them women who
bad been there since the commence-
ment of hostilities When the square
was taken they were Immediately no-
tified that they might go on the Span-
ish cruiser Carlos V outside the
breakwater In order to give the Prairie
room to fire her guns The Spanish
Commander refueed saying that he
dared not maneuver hts boat In so
mall a space at night lie also de-
clared that he needed to take on a
supply of fresh water Admiral
Fletcher Insisted yesterday that his
order be carried out and the Carlo
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 th
southwest quarter In which the bar-
racks are situated and a few outlying
districts At noon they bad taken
th barracks Whsa tha city prison
which facet th main pits waa cap-
tured Lieutenant-Commander Buchan-
an of tha Florida mad an InaptcUoa
tour through It Thtro waa grant sur-
print among tho Mexicans wbo bad
gathered thero that th prisoner
war not released They bad been
accustomed to teeing th victor al-
ways raleas) prison era and than Im-
prest them all into bit ami
Chief of Police Captured
Chief of Police Antonio Villa Vl
canclo was taken prisoner by th
Americana shortly after they had oc-
cupied tha main plaza of tb city It
waa suggested to him that ba con-
tinue tn bit official capacity to direct
th city's protectlv system He took
th question under advisement Had
tha frightened mayor made up bla
mind to accede to Admiral Fletcher'
suggestion which was mad through
Consul Canada tha Mexicans might
have been spared tb humiliation of
being forced from thetr position and
undoubtedly a number of Uvea would
not bav been sacrificed
Wben Admiral Fletcher directed
that battalion of bluejackets and ms-
rtnei be landed from Rear Admiral
Badger'a ships before dawn and b
drawn up tn the plaxa before tb rail-
road station thane to proceed to
take th entire town be acted only
after warning and after II ibells
from the Prairie's three-inch gun bad
been thrown Into tha steel framework
of the new market which faces Mar-
ket place A persistent but scattered
lira cams from rlflea in the market
during all the early hours of the morn-
ing and Admiral Badger’a men land-
ed to the accompaniment of rills bul-
lets over their head
Uniform Dyed With Rust
Wben the rush started Admiral Bad-
ger'a bluejackets clad in orange col-
ored clothing made for them on the
trip down by dyeing white uniform
with Iron rust moved In close column
formation up the water front past
tbs market and across the front of tb
naval college a long three story struc-
ture built of adobe and haring a tile
roof The column moved steadily foa-
ward until the first company bad
'passed beyond tbe college and the re-
mainder were covering tbe wbole front
close against the wall
Suddenly a spatter of rifle firing
broke out- Flashes from tbe rifles
were plainly visible In tbe upper win-
down of tbe college and along the
roofs The Jackies stood tbelr ground
plucklly Some of them huddled close
to the wall to avoid tbe rain of steel-
jacketed bullets from above while oth-
ers dashed across a small open space
directly In front of tbs building These
bluejackets dropped on their stomach
and lifted their rifles high to get a
range on the window above Finally
the American officers bustled their
men either forward or backward un-
til they were In tbe shelter of nearby
buildings
Men In Front Undaunted
Tbe Jackies In front held tbelr
places however and the Prairie sect
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 Tbe
Chester also JolDed In and with a
roar her slx-lncb shells tore great gapa
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 Bhot 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 tbe 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 tbe
Chester sent a few shots Into the
hills before ceasing The Hancock
with 700 marines on board and tbe
'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 Crus began to
take on a normal aspect Thursday
Some of the restaurants were opened
end a considerable part of the native
population began to appear in tbe
streets Inspecting the damage done
There were no expressions of good
will for the Americans but there was
no apparent antagonism The Mexi-
cans here seem thoroughly cowed and
appear to accept with passiveness the
presence of the foreign forces
SENATORS OFFER TO ENLIST
Fall New Mexico and 8heppard
Texas Tender Service
Washington — Senators Fall of New
Mexico and Sheppard of Texas have
written the president offering theli
services in the operations against
Mexico Senator Weeks of Maasachn
setts already had volunteered
Senator Fall wrote that he waa
ready to resign from the senate and
go to the front
Senator Williams of Mississippi who
made a speech in the senate Tuesday
opposing war with Mexico had writ
ten to the president asking that hli
son Robert Webb Williams ha ap
pointed a second lieutenant in ths
volunteer service
All offers have been sent to th wai
department
Wben the orders came from Washington sending ths navy to Mexican
the transports fully equipped for service
BREAKING CAMP AT
This photograph taken at Fort Bliss Tex showing a regiment of regular
Infantry breaking camp Is typical of the scenes at many of the army posts
where the soldiers are getting ready for possible service against Mexico
NEW HAMPSHIRE IN ACTION
This photograph of the battleship New Hampshire firing a broadside gives
a hint of what may be witnessed at Tampico and Vera Crus The New Hamp-
shire Is one of the vessels in the AUantlo fleet and carries 46 guns
Wilton Diptych to Be Sold
Two hundred years ago a now fa-
mous diptych passed Into the posses-
sion of the eighth Lord Pembroke and
has never been since seen outside the
walls of Wilton This work of art
one of the most celebrated In England
Is now In tbe market It belongs to
the period of Richard H and Is accord-
ingly between 500 and 600 years old
The painter of It and even his na-
tionality is unknown and It la prob-
able will never he known The first
authentlo mention of the diptych waa
made In the reign of Charles 1 when
it was at the palace In Whitehall A
good authority has described It lately
MARINES BOARDING TRANSPORT FOR MEXICO
FORT BLISS TEXAS
aa one of the most Interesting and
rarest things in England Since Lord
Pembroke announced his Intention of
selling the coveted diptych enormous
offers have poured In from connois-
seurs and others and the Idea of ob-
taining the treasure tor the nation
has been mooted— Christian Science
Monitor
Bill Rendered
Dutton — You should pay more at-
tention to your personal appearance
old chap Remember that the clothe
make the man
De Broke— Yes but for me the man
refuse to make any more clothes
waters tha marines wera hurried aboard
WAR NEWS PLEASES HIM
Here la one of the men who re-
joiced In the prospect of war with
Mexico He Is a marine a veteran of
the Spanlsh-Amerlcan war and Is
gaily going aboard ship with his com-
plete equipment
GEN HUGH SCOn
General Scott who soon wd be as-
sistant to the chief of staff of tha
army Is In command of the troopr
along the Mexican border
Health of the Mind
To be made wbole la to be healed
In both body and mind Bodily heal-
ing alone does not suffice for unless
there is a change of mind also disease
will again manifest Itself in some
form In the body and the second con-
dition of the patient may become
worse than the first On the other
hand a change of mind Is quickly
manifested In the body If we ha7e
been "transformed by the renewing of
our mind"— Unity
WOMAN COULD
Now Doe Her Own Work
Lydia EL Pinkham’ Vegeta
ble Compound Helped Her
Inxitnn Ohio— I am enjoying bet
her health now than 1 have for twelve
years Wben I be
wan to take Lydia E
I’inkhara’a Vegeta
ble Compound I
could not sit up I
had female trouble
and waa very ner-
vous I used th
remedies a year and
I can do my work
and forth last eight
months I havs
worked fur other
women too I cannot praise Lydia E
Pinkham 'a Vegetable Compound enough
for 1 know I never would have been aa
Well if I bad not taken it and I recom-
mend it to suffering women”
Daughter Helped Also
‘I gave it to my daughter wben ah
waa thirteen years old She waa In
school and was a nervous wreck and
could not skep night Now aha look
so healthy that even the doctor apeak
of it You can publish this letter it yoa
lik”— Mrs Rena Bowman 161 8 loth
Street Irooton Ohio
Why will women continue to aulfer
day In and day out and drag out a sickly
balf-bearted existence missing three-
fourth of the joy of living when they
can find health in Lydia E Pinkham’
Vegetable Compound?
If you have the slightest doubt
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read and answered by a woman
and held In strict confidence
’Titta Ruffo’a Important View
' A piece of baked macaroni trying
to atand upright This Is the defini-
tion of the modern American woman
given to a Denver newspaper reporter
by Titta Buffo of the Chicago Grand
Opera company
“It eea like a piece of cooked maca-
roni making effort to stand upright"
he said with an air of disgust "In
Eet-aly the women are beeg Only
beeg women are beautiful
“The American woman ia very chlo
and It is good for her to be a suffra-
gette It Is nice for woman to rule
man in America In Eeet-aly it Is not
so nice" r
The Montessori System
Old-Fashlcned Mother — What is this '
Montessori system of child education
that I 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 sir” -
“Have you one that will fly at an
altitude of about ten Inches?"
Constipation causes and seriously aggra-
vates 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
If you wih beautiful clear white
clothes use Red Cross Ball Blue At all
good grocers Adv
A good sense of humor can be
turned into dollars The modern prac-
tical joker writes them and sells them
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 cared thou-
sands of suffering women It's the best
recommended special kidney remedy
A NORTH DAKOTA CASE
Mr C J Tyler
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kidney trouble My
feet and limb
welled end I
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than two boure at a
time Ia the morn-
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lame end I had
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