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Show DIAZ DECLINES TO DISCUSS SITUATION MONTE CARLO. April 21, General PorJlrlo Diaz, formerly Mexican dictator, has come here to recover from Die aftereffects after-effects of an attack of grip. lie Is accompanied ac-companied by his wife- Tho convalescence of the general, who is nearly SI years old, Is progressing normally, nor-mally, although he Is troubled with deafness, deaf-ness, lie shows great, interest In Mexican Mexi-can news and besides reading all available avail-able newspapers receives many prlvato telegrams on the subject. General Diaz resolutely refused today to, make any comment whatever on the ac- tion of the United States toward General 'Huerta, although a correspondent reminded remind-ed him of bin oft-repeated remark that tho only circumstances under -which he would return to Mexico would be when peace bad been established there or when Ids country was attacked by a foreign power. Some months ago General Diaz urged General Huerta, as an act of patriotism, to retire from the dictatorship tof Mexico In favor of someone who could obtain the confidence of all factions JnJthc conn- Precautionary Measures.; BISBEE, Ariz., April 21. Colonel John C Gresham, commander of the United States forces at Fort Huachuca, issued an order tonight for the dispatch of a platoon of troops to Gleaaon, Ariz., whore citizens expressed fear of Mexicans In the vinclnlty, who were said to be arming themselves heavily. The platoon. In command of Lieutenant G. C. Brant, started overland and is du-j In Glen son tomorrow morning. Colonel Gresham said he had a report from Captain Tompkins at Naco, Ariz., that none of his men was missing. Captain Cap-tain Tompkins. Colonel Gresham stated, placed a mounted guard tonight in Naco to allay the fears of th'j citizens, though everything was reported quiet along the border in that section. Nearly all of the American women and children who had beon In Cananea came out by train late today. Carranza Not Hostile. WASHINGTON. April 21. rveportp reaching official circles late tonight that General Carranza and General Villa were about to join with the Huerta government govern-ment to make common cause against the L'nlted Stales caused Juan F. Uniuldl, secretary In charge of the Mexican constitutionalist con-stitutionalist agency bore, to Issue fhls statement; "Reports that General Carranza. and certain of his subordinates had assumeU an attitude host He to the policy of President Presi-dent Wilson Is without foundation." Naval Reserves Happy. CHICAGO, April 21. In response to orders or-ders from Admiral Blue, chief of tho bureau bu-reau of navigation, Captain George Clark, commanding the United States naval training station on Lako Michigan, prepared pre-pared to send seventy-five naval reserves to New York and 116 to Philadelphia tomorrow. The men received tho orders that they wer to he sent east with cheers and 500 men In the course of training appeared ap-peared overjoyed at the prospect that they might follow. Hungarian Would Enlist. SOUTH BEND, Tnd-. April 21. Hungarian Hun-garian residents of South Bond today began be-gan applying for naturalization papers so they can enlist In the army and take part in the "war with Mexico in caso of a conflict. They had previously been refused re-fused when they applied to the recruiting recruit-ing station to be enlisted. Many of them have served ln the Hungarian army. The Polish Falcons of South Bend, a military organization composed of 112 infantrymen, in-fantrymen, and tlie local camp of Spanish Span-ish War veterans, consisting of ninetv men, have doclded to volunteer if war Is declared. Illinois Is in Line. SPRINGFIELD. III.. April 21 Manv offers to raise regiments and comnanles for war service have been received by Governor Dunno. The veterans of the Philippine war telegraphed today from Chicago that the organization could put a regiment In tho field. Major Webster. In charge of the cadota of tho University of Illinois, also telegraphed for permission permis-sion to recruit a provisional regiment. Marines Assembling. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 21. The marines ordered to assemble at the Philadelphia Phila-delphia navy yard for Mexican service will bo known as the Twentieth regiment regi-ment and will bo made up of men of the Norfolk, Portsmouth, Boston and Brooklyn Brook-lyn navy yards. They will begin arriving arriv-ing tomorrow. In times of peace S00 constitute a regiment of marines and tho war footing Is 1200. The marines are expecled to leavo on Thursday on tho transport Morro Caatle. The Philadelphia navy yard is deploted of marines, nearly all available men having hav-ing been sent to the Gulf of Mexico before be-fore the Tamplco affair occurred. |