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Show imsjLo Philip Thompson, 14, Kidnaped Kid-naped From Ranch; Life Threatened. "WASHIICGTOX, July 26. Military Mili-tary occupation of Mexico by the . United States was advocated by Representative Hudspeth, Democrat, Demo-crat, Texas, in an address today in the house. He urged withdrawal of American recognition of Car-ranza, Car-ranza, and said American troops should be kept in Mexico until a stable government had been established. estab-lished. WASHINGTON, July 26. Philip Thompson, H years old, son of John West Thompson, an American citizen, was kidnaped from his father's ranch, thirty miles from Mexico City, and is being held by Mexican bandits for 1500 pesos ransom, the state department was advised today. Urgent representations have been made to the Mexican government, gov-ernment, it was announced. The bandits took a horse and a revolver re-volver from the boy before taking him from the ranch, and they were said to have threatened to execute him unless the ransom was paid. Efforts to prevent the smugplin of arms and ammunition into Mexico from the I'nitcd States are to hi redoubled. This was made known todnv at tho state department airer publication of a proclamation signed by the president j on July 12. restoring to the state department de-partment control over shipments of munitions mu-nitions to tho southern republic, which was invested in the war trade board during the war. To Halt Smuggling. I President Wilson in his proclamation referred to conditions of domestic violence vio-lence in Mexico ' 'promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war produced in the United States,' and warned citizens cit-izens of this country thn t any violations viola-tions of the laws passed by congress in IP 12 and 1017 regulating shipments of i munitions would be ''rigorously prosecuted. prose-cuted. ' ' Power of prescribing exceptions and limitations to the a pplicat ion of the ! laws against shipments of munitions : was delegated to the secretory of state by the president It was said, however, that no new po n cy was in contemplation contempla-tion as the United States had been permitting per-mitting shipments to go through to the Carr:in7.a government from time Jo j time. Pcfore the United Stains entered the war, Mexico purchased a lartje omintity (Conttnucd on Page i, Column 2.) MIC! BOY (Contimieri Irom Page One.) of munitions here and it is from this supply that the shipments have, been made. Tho Mexican authorities, how-ever, how-ever, have complained that shipments were, not permitted to come through in sufficient quantities to enable Mie government gov-ernment to prosecute vigorously its campaign against bandits, and' last week Ygnacio Bonillas, the Mexican ambassador, requested that his government gov-ernment be permitted to purchase airplanes air-planes and munitions. So far as has been announced, no action has been taken on this request. To Enforce Law. Exportation of implements of war to Mexico without specific license has neon prohibited for several rears and l'18 war trade board section of the state lepartment, in new regulations reard-ng reard-ng licenses for exports, made public ' oday, reiterated that no miinitim,.. f I hers of the Mexican senate and house thanking him for his fair and impartial statement of conditions in Mexico maae recently before a committee of the American house of representatives The messages were practically identical. identi-cal. That to the house said:' ' beg to express my sincere appreciation appre-ciation ot the cordial sentiments expressed ex-pressed in the kind telegram of yourself and other members of I lie house of von-resentativcs, von-resentativcs, and fervently share your hopes and desires for more close 'and Inendly relations between our two countries, anil trust that I may count on your patriotic, cooperation 'inwards securing more efficient and adequate protection for the lives of Americans in .Mexico, and that unhampered eninv-men eninv-men by Americans of properly rights lawfully acquired in Mexico, which is accorded them in other friendly countries, coun-tries, thus removing the most ' serious causes of difficulty and misunderstanding misunderstand-ing between two great peoples, who 1 am convinced, desire to live in neighborly neigh-borly friendship, based upon iustice and mutual respect "HE.XKY PKATi'lEB FLETCHER." Messages to Fletcher. The first of the telegrams which Mr b etcher received was from a number of members ot the senate. It. said- "The undersigned members of 'the war or their ingredients or the ma-chmery ma-chmery for their manufacture could be exported to the southern republic without individual licenses for eacli shipment. , Officials of the stale department i said the president's proclamation constituted con-stituted no new policy. The laws with respect to shipments would be slrictlv enforced, they saio bv the constituted civil authorities, assisted bv the soldiers sol-diers on patrol duty on the border Ambassador Fletcher, in telegrams to-. to-. day to the Mexican senate and' house of representatives, requested their "patriotic "pa-triotic cooperation towards securing more efficient and adequate protection tor the lives of Americans in Mexico," so that "unhampered enjoyment by Americans of property rights lawfully acquired in Mexico which is accorded them in other friendly countries " iiiitiht be obtained. ' ' Mr. Fletcher's telegrams were in re-ply re-ply to messages he received from mem- senate ot the Mexican republic have the satisfaction of sending Mr. Henry Prat her Fletcher their wannest congratulations con-gratulations upon his fair declarations with regard to Mexico, made before the committee of the house of representatives repre-sentatives of the Fnited Sta'es s we believe in the drawing together 'of the friendly relations between the. two countries upon bases of justice and dignity, dig-nity, we can do no less than manifest to you our sincere satisfaction for your .lust statements." , This message was signed bv thirty-eight thirty-eight members of the senate 'The second sec-ond telegram was signed by f if ty. eight members of the house, and read as follows fol-lows : "The undersigned members 0f the national legislature having noted with profound satisfaction the just state-ments state-ments made to the rules committee of the American congress relating to the Mexican situation, are pleased "that the representatives of (he country of franklin and Washington ilmnu a i tiee to a young people making everv i el fort to organize themselves democrat- leally under a government desirinu t0 i give guarantees to nationals as weFl -is foreigners. - We send to vou affection- ate greetings. 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