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Show WAR BULLETINS. New York, N Y.( April 28 Confir mation of the appointment by General Huerta of Santiago Mendez as executive execu-tive vice president of the National Railways of Mexico was one of the matters up for consideration at todays to-days meeting of tho local directors of the railway. The appointment of Mendez waB made by Huerta, subject to approval by the directors in New York. Calexico, Cal.. April 28 Arrivals here from Yuma, who came via Al-godones, Al-godones, which Is on the Mexican side of the line opposite Andrade, Cal., Bay the Mexican federal soldiers at Algodone soon will be withdrawn to a considerable distance from the International boundary. It Is said this is to prevent the possibility of a clash with colored American regulars regu-lars and Is on orders of Colonel La-Jero, La-Jero, commander at Mexlcali. Washington. D. C, April 25. The president would be authorized to give preference in making appointments to the volunteer army, to the army officers offi-cers who have been awarded medals of honor. undr a bill introduced today by Representative McKellar of Tennessee. Ten-nessee. The volunteer army bill which recently become a law, provides'' - that a certain proportion of the olun-teer olun-teer army should be from the regular uroiy. Washington. D. C. April 28. Mr. Da Gama, tho Brazilian ambassador, reassured the state department today that General Huerta had guaranteed a safe exit for all Americans from Mexico. He reached the state department de-partment just after Secretary Brjan left for the cabinet meeting. Washington. D C. April 28 Should anti-American feeling develop an at tuck on the Mexican embassy in Mexico Mexi-co City, the offenders will be injuring Mexican property and not American. The United States does not own the embass;, building In the Mexican capital capi-tal and its lease runs out Juue 1 next Chicago, 111., April 28 Beginning today American flags will be displayed display-ed from all of Chicago's public buildings build-ings until the Mexican trouble is over A resolution, providing for the display of flags on public buildings, was pass ed unanimously by the city couucii ast night. . nn |