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Show CASTRO WON'T STAND FOR FRANCE'S BLUFF Cald to Have Issued Orders to Fire Upon the First French Vec sel That Is Seen. Wlllcmslnd, Island of Curacoa. Passengers on tho Itcd "D" lino steamer steam-er Philadelphia, from New York January Jan-uary 20 nnd La Guayra, Venezuela, which arrived here Sunday from tho latter port, report that President Castro Cas-tro Is making every posslblo war preparation. prep-aration. They said thnt orders havo been Issued to llro on tho first French vessel sighted cruising In Venezuelan Wntcrs. Castro, It Is asserted, regards tho whole French movement as n "bluff" nnd says hu "will not bo bluffed" nnd will retaliate, prohibiting the Importation Importa-tion of French goods into Venezuela. |