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I H I r 1 rKUiN -EDAMTtM 1 3: Apru iso — early this dispatch received here morning from Mexico City dated last said that forming in night mobs were far ‘S HW!III Jl I I 7 Z17D city : ORTRESS IS made by the army and navy board tb’securereprisals from Huerta had contemplated no move the capital for an V American border as it was not desired to mak any demonstration that might be regarded by the demonstration as directedtoward them Should hostility develop among the constitutionalists who are in control Aalonglthe Mexican bptindaryof the United States plans o£ the army will be changed immediately May Mobilize Militia April 23 Gen The ’knowledge that Carranza while refusingto make Ajt Baltimore common cause with Huerta might be disposedof his Charles E Macklin of the— Maryland to rese§tthe acts of the American government made the problem admittedly more grave than it has national guard today received a telegram Uver bCenX N ‘Nri from General Evans commanding the departmentof the east suggesting $ Action by Congress approving the President’scoursein using the army LARGE for the mobilization ORCE ENLISTS that he obtain a site Xahd navy in view- of the situation he had presentedin his message and the of the state militia Brig Gen San Diego Cal April 23— our Charles D Gaither the I receipt of details of fightingat Vera Cruz were the chief developments of thousand Mexicans have commanding enlisted at a irst brigade M N G tonight directed Officials the da J” expressed themselvesas greatly pleasedwith the projnpt-n'ess secret recruitingstation here within company commanders to recruit up to the last few the required strength letcher’s in of Cruz and days and left for service of Rear Admiral forces taking possession Vera restai’inir’ordcr’tli'ere3 ’' below the border according to a GERMAN SHIPS COMING made to the police early this NO MORE April The German government Berlin has no22 Intention Ko Orders to Seize Tampico — morning Chief of Police J Keene of sending to Wilson has prohibited the sale of firearms any additional warships Mexican The has that his President determined to uture steps arc uncertain according an offlcialan-nouncement waters to Mexicans today be gradual No orders have been issued to the customs course-shall sze house at Tampico Lit is the purpose of the administrationto keep order in SVera Cruz and await the effect on Huertaof the first act of reprisal by almost total depletionof supplies at the restaurants where the proprietors £the American government continued doing business made it difficult for any one except the American from fighting forces to obtain There is every reason to believe that the railroad running inland policed anythingto eat 'Vera Cruz for twenty miles togetherwith a valuabletrestle will be Refugees Board Esperanza marines and bluejackets This section of the railroad is of The number of foreign refugees ou board the Esperanza was increased importance should future developments require a movement to Mexico ' ''X today when several persons mostly Americans took advantage of the lull City‘H in the firing duringthe early Beyond tlie holt ing of Vera Cruz and this railroad the Washington hoursto go on board that vessel does not riant to afct at present but The captainof the German steamer Ypiranga which brought the arms personsin the confidence administrationadmit that action by Huerta or Carrariza at any time and ammunition here for General Huerta’s government today reportedto I' Rear letcher his willingness take J' Admiral to on board all refugees for may alter' plans but informed him that whom he had room The rear admiral thanked him Anxious About Mexico City there was still space left on board the Esperanza $ ’ears for Americans in Mexico City and other parts of the troubledTerrific ire Ambush rom republic are Expressedin many quarters The House today promptly passed bill letcher at 830 o’clock in the morning ordereda general appropriating$500000 to care for refugees The fact that nothing Rear Admiral a A tfhacb been column of bluejackets heard from Charge O’Shaughnessy for nearly forty-eight hours movement for the occupation of all of the town advanced and passed the uncompleted market place and naval college made President Wilson and Secretary Bryan uneasy Early tonight they had the walls of the college terrific rifle fire was reached communication with Mr O’Shaughnessy was establishedbut appre- When The bluejackets imall directionsfrdm the roof and the windows hcnsion'hasnot been allayed as there is little information about the temper poured helpless to the people of Mexico City since the capture were TO ofthei Huerta government or returnthe fire againstthe stonewallsand scattered rancisco OVera Cruz opened with their five and six The Prairie Chester and San Ill this inch the walls The bluejacketsreformed and advanced high official public letter from and shattered connectiona government made a guns friend against the fire which had diminished greatly whom he regarded as trust worthy which read as follows: incident Planned By 10 o’clock there was only desultoryfiring from the inshore side of iTiunpIco the town Battalionsof bluejacketshad made their way along the water of the town and cleared several streets but the a I’have oh reliable authority from a man arriving from Mexico City front to the southern end leyican Huerta personallywith foreign minister planned Tampico snipingfrom houses continuedat intervals incidentwith a view of bringing on armed interventionaud uniting the The scout cruiser Chester pounded buildings on the outskirts with factions with him and Mexicali shells firing over the showing almost heads of the men ashore The’ delayed his same official expressed the view that Huerta had the position'answerto the United States for a salute to the flag pending the arrival of taken yesterday began The general movement from all big shipment of ammunition on the German vessel of tlie main plaza The in the direction marines under Lieutenant Colonel ’’Secretary Bryan said today that the status of Charge O’Shaughnessy Wendell Neville moved to the southward along parallel streets toward! Land Charge Algara was unchanged so far as he knew Charge Algara has the center of the city while marines commanded by Lieutenant Commander had lorida and Lieutenant Commander however notificationfrom his government that he may leave when he Buchanan of the Arthur B Keating of deems it advisable This is regarded as possibly forecastingHuerta’s giv-? the Arkansas were ordered from' their positions cast of the center towards ixig passport to 0 ’Shaughnessy the plaza thus Plans alongAlie ‘j7 0- II I -rsnk-A virtual q — : LIVES - ifC®' I I constitutionalists 2 ' £ MEXICANS OR tA’v — anti-American -V-' v4xl ' ' - - '-re: r ' : - -rr s owninitiative a ’ vy " t Ji 7 report O’ a ’ i -full ! yr su-Mpremo n-r r- -byAmerican? 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L Although internationallawyers and rush for distance of three many in Congress are not sure 7 “ “ The two forces swung forward with — r t zr h r“ riluttlie diplomatic relations of the United States toward Mexico are blocks x The machine gun and rifle fire was supplemented by shell fire from whether ""a state of war” exists without a declarationto that effect or tho smaller guns of the Prairie and Chester The ships’ guns supported C whether as i 7 precedents have shown the present situation is merely the movement of clearing the roofs to the south and many east occasionally 1 ‘short of war” there is J Ii IM Wan act of reprisal doubt that relations between ?! no a 41—-——dropping a shell a few hundred yards in advance U the HuertaTde facto i government and the United States have been broken O Castle — Buchanan's men under direct command of Lieutenant Guy W The States will not unless United withdraw Charge O’Shaughnessy The h moved forward to a position one block east directly off the plaza W to do so for thjb liim9elfrireports'itadvi&abler Washington government Both other marines detachments occupied positions to the north and west in Mexico City to I to maintain as long as possible a representative 7 care but there was little work for M and IJI bluejackets dragged light field pieces for American interests there If j J I I I 7 jri-j r necessary however arrangements may be them "lA made with some of the other foreign legations to look for the interests of There was no organized resistancebut from the very beginning of the tho United States and transmit such communications as may be necessaryto tho housetops which advance a smart fire came from the defenders on parties rbq Huerta government drew merciless fire from the advancing No37ouiite6rs Yet The machine guns sounded their “tap tap” in all quartersand American of sharpshooters posted at street corners and other points vantage 'Volunteers for service in Mexico'will not be called for unless there is a formal declarationof war by Congress This was announced in the House picked off at will any man who appeared to them acting suspiciously today by Chairman Hay of the House militaryaffairs committee Ariz April 22— sentiment is believed to be Naco of the The 37 Movements continued today navy department navy were rapidly rie along the border in spite of efforts made by constitutionalist feels that a sufficient force of marinesis now on the way riot only to take officials to checkit Numerous meetings of Mexicans were held today at Of Vera Cruz but of Tampico too if the order is given for the seizure care No were permitted to go which incendiaryspeecheswere made newspapers of tlia customs house there to f Cananea today Until we receive a complete report from Rear Admiral Badger about and appear to accept with passivenese PATROLLED the Situation at Vera Cruz” Secretary Daniels said “we will have nothing ENTIRE CITI" IS rank the presence of the foreign forces letcher haa other Rear Admiral to say about Tampico or steps” April 22 Natural When the Americansentered the ma-' WASHINGTON — taken his at the Terminal up headquarters rlne barracks they found only one solSenator Shively acting chairman of the foreign relations committee featuresof the city of Vera Cruz hotel The entire city is strongly dier who had been detailed on the roof character of the buildings an the who conferredwith Secretary Tumulty spoke also of the Washington tonight patrolled and quiet prevailed to guard 25000 rounds of ammunition along the water front there intention to proceed slowly hoping that its successiveacts of were letcher is in A panic created In the housed Rear command was W reprisal might force largely Huerta to yield from his stubborn position and avert of the Admiral land operation while Rear in the streets along and responsiblefor the loss of which marines order life Avaij in chief of bluejackets passed carrying out of Badger commander American bluejacketsand marines doors the Atlantic fleet has his to search them were who landed there brought Many yesterday This the flag into tlie open harbor on the Minne locked and had to be broken opinion was expressedtoday by sofa frightened occupantsbeing convinced officials who familiar DAY’S DATIL EAT VERA CRUZ The are After the general advance began this that their visitors were looters relief rltv on the roofs women manifested unboundedtreated with thr nonlnrAcI ing Mexican “snipers" pril 20 via Galveston April 22 fears AMPICO Meiico April put found themselves Between the bay and the line of twoare up a stubborn resistance There when they tor — Grave prior to tne coming story felt here for the safety ety of hundreds of Americans including And brisk action the of the courteously face It Is one luj warehouses vu ciiuii5CB which Idvo 1L 13 A a “ uv4v v v women vLLXvlX uUU THE IRST was guns the Bunn PROVES THAN tie Americans Mexicans had spacie of nr in silencin about three hundred children in the oil rraine ana vntbiti spread reports of the terrible things vacant camps at Topila and other river points and interior of beach open to fire from ing a heavy fire from the naval college yards the foreign soldiers would do TIiq tiouse which campsLn shells from the Prairie finally shattering hoUuSctODs establish custom said Steps have been taken to £ All All these tiioso Americans Americans ar© bo unarmed and atat cari only b® reached by crossing the are said to be defenselessagainst doienscless N the walls v X form of civil government althoughfor of either federate killed open space stands in this solid group tacks or insurgents Many oil companies are directing X'N WThe number of Mexicans time it be more military in its I or nuiiaing-s at the end of one of the their employees to return to Tampico is estimatedat 150 with many apersonnel may vivu offfc-will (Continued rom Page 1) Such local long piers Ions' piers where the foreign merchant man restored two metwounded The Mexican loss today is cials rr to have said that in event or an Amen sail as can be found be General Zaragoza is reported ships land Housetop’ fighting which has been more or less continuous since the not known but is thoughtto be heavy to their posts unless there is reason chant Like most of the structures in the attempt to seize Tampico he had received orders from Mexico City tiat The paymaster of the British cruiser IVT operations began sharplythis morning as it became light enough to aim Liicrin w the he knew his duty as a soldier and he would do his southern countries is utmost to repel the lahd-log Essex Albert W Kimber was wounded over Captain Ayilliam Rush commander of the battleship lorida had reor the present the fighting and believed he would succeed on board his ship by a sniper ashore in for insignificant operations orders not effect but to hold the positions he except reived to any advance had The British bluejacketscrowded to the outskirts Notice was posted today in Consul Clarence Miller’s office that Mexico-had riflemen may pick: off those below in the bows and cheered the taken yesterday vociferously sheltered by the comparative safety refused the American demands to salute the flag and that President they proceeded American marines as high wall Bigwhichthesurrounds the edge orce in Reserve inshore for the landing Wilson had referred the matterto Congress The news produced a profound the roof of As blocks are practically ortress sensationin the American colony The flags of the Essex and solid quite a troop Captain Rusli had under his orders ashorenearly 3000 men Offformidable half-mast San Juan de Ulua were loweredat can be mustered on the top of a square Many anxious inquiries poured in upon Mr Miller as to what steps were there awaiting his call up to 9000 men when the dead were carried to of buildings being taken to furnish protectionin case of a popular hpthe boats Rear Aumirai Admiral jjietener letcher was It from this protected position determined not to to lose lose more men than than was was Rcat determined not rising that the Mexican troops Rear Admiral Badger has not absolutelynecessary and for this reason in all probabilitydid not utilize opened fire the bluejackets to proceed to V’QNv" on and The gravity of the situation here was increased by the issuance of whether Tampico marines held the: forces SAVINGSDEPOSITS' under his command ashore in charges or to advance on the and it is believed his departurewill be The Benitoof Juarez tower which orders for all today American merchant vessels to leave the river immediately a number Mexican sharp-shooters positionsheld by the Snipers delayed An indication of this is found and which was demolishedby five shots lie outside until furthernotice The Mexican sharpshootersappeared not to have diminishedin numbers in the fact that his flagship has the from marines’ field guns in the It was known that Admiral Mayo had made all preparefi nn for pro-' the harbor fighting of Is’ in the today and with daylighttheir bullets appeared to take a change of Tuesday shown Butler with marines directly behind pier four the tecting Americans ashore but details were Maj Smedley map withheld because the admiral The r Mexican troops belonging'to the regular establishmenthad practically from th4 Prairie made sortie up the landingplace of theTheAmerican marines wished to avoid creating unnecessary alarm and hospital all left the city and the firing was carried out by armed citizens and Biggest bluejackets which railway for a considerabledistance the in Americans have taken over The first hint of interventionit1 was feared might precipitatean stragglingsoldiers and policemen this afternoon to care for the Mexican wounded which on Americans and if an outbreak should occur the imperial hotel Item is just southwest of the customs Rear Admiral letcher’s note sent to the local officials calling on REAR ADMIRAIS STA in the the house The buildings shownpoints which is filled with Americans likely would be the center of attackof order the principal them to cooperate with the American officers in the restoration Rear Admiral letcher’s staff is composed picture were in hotel however easily could be made defensible It is near the river and" the Mexicans by calling off sharpshootersand by as follows: Tn theof American the battle of Tuesday when resuming the local government could high routed They took up posl-tiohs to landing parties of of staff Capt were accessible Chief Harry McL gameis the mania marines from the Des Moines iho-' not be delivered these buildings on the top of Huse adjutant general Commander of and kept up a “sniping” fire throughout vuvvvx uov xzvipuiu keeping up uuciHci auu uuipum conunueu Loaay ciearStone for action ails to Beach Mayor quartermaster Lieut Com Ed Irving the day and night until-they were ing ward C Kalbfus brigade Bacheller’s book dislodged by thirteen five-inch shells engineer Rebels were reported this morning to have the Donaceciliaand kt1 Gateordnance “Keeping Up With from the Prairie yesterdaymorningJulio Mexican chosen by American Consul Canada to be Naval Constructor Richard ranco Iizzie” is a strong of the city with its Arbol where they all residents to removeX-to It is wood officer Lieut Albert remainder advised Tampico the bearer of the warning "was The and plaster unable to communicate with any of the M and subtle houses and Lieut brick its the aide and secretary attack on Tampico might be renewed with the arrival of and Cohen of asphalted streets federal officials only the straight Roberto Diaz could be found aides Dood men makes a mayor George McCourts Ensigns extravagance American prettv picture Trees are scarce their 'ranco itried to communicate with reported near When the he was refused and brigade Middleton Too Herzy been discouraged since mayjor surgeon many growth having of American marine officers ashorein uniform here attract much attention S Elliott brigade us are trying to the yellow fever epidemics but the admission by Mexican' guards stationedat the door commissary but far there has ranco then Crawled keep up with Lizzie principal the been ho unpleasant manifestation Christian J Peoples which stretches so "over the roof of an adjoining' avenue buildinginto the court of the Diaz residence Paymaster Entire length of the town and out Into Among the Mexican wounded were — but the pace Sanitary conditionsin Tampico are deplorable The streets are in a for but he did not succeed in seeing the is a hot one thq suburbsis lined with cocoa palms-The and children mayor Some were Better abanfoul condition and a many women us principal business street well as no water is available except that drawn from wells Senor Diaz refusedto leaVe hig bedroom so Consul Canada ’emessengei’ killed The local White organization it and adopt is by rows of and — don bordered palms the city of the wells have been within Many contammatied and even this a similar to the trees shouted the contents of Rear-Admiralletcher’s note jto thomayor and Mexican organization the Saving SysRed Cross assisting in caring for tem 11 win uu Along the wharves the buildings are supply rapidlyis becoming exhausted with no prospect of resumption of personallyappealed to hihi to yicld in brder to save the city frOm bombard-r- the wounded — isMexicans for your not imprepossessing structures more standing operations at the water works plant and brick which was disabled by the reb ls xnent bythe American ships reimndinghini of ’the grave risk to the fam good and flat of of njind NORMAL ASPECT AGAIN peace roofed who will resist any attempt to make repairs others in the city ilics of Mexicans and The sooner you officials Conditions began to take on a normal sooner This natural fortification Smallpox and fevers are spreading Several cases classed in tlie start the better returned Communication between the port of Vera Cruz and Jtb federal capital aspect this afternoon Some of the who have recently frotn Vera saved the lives of said to bear striking Cruz believe as ‘‘percunious fever” are resemblance to has been manv severed All the telegraphand the cable wires ay dowri and E restaurants were opened and a considerable of the bluejackets and marines as well portion of the native population yellow fever With the approach of hot weather epidemics are feared as Mexicans although the landing Hundley superiniendentioftcrminals has: Been ttnablel to ascertain what began to appear in the streets was of Uncle Since the siege has been conducted almost as usual exc ’pt trains that made up of some began business of the on' their here Mexico & has'bcome were yesterday ffom their time 'way spending damage Sam’s best marksmen the first few davs Ahe rebels efforts during when made determined to City the of done and when landing American marines and bluejacketstook place Scattered disorganized resistance There were no expressionsof the will for the Americans but' there on the part of Although so far there has been no seripus Mexicans is fore entrance into the city At the terminal here there are eight locomotives riend of Starters severalhundred cars good no in of these officials proof lack theopinion of provisions the cost of all supplies has 'advanced enormously pans-‘‘5? apparent antagonism The our 2Gth year unwillingness'of tstorckeeperstO keep their places open and the was of the utterly helpless condition of Mexicans here seem thoroughly cowed Go To In ing the Mexican troops great Church Sunday April 36 hardship among the poorer class3-? j i a a ' 1 1 ' w j 4 hef ' W desires y ( 7 — ' &yy — I ( h ' ‘ i h invariably a Anti-American developing : i i ' i 2 MANY gov-ernment’s j DEENSELESS AMERICANS j Admiral ! ARE s 1 i GATHERING AITAMPICp i government SECOND i j I I i j j ! I MORE 1 If I ’ tl - I BLOODY j £ V a-v-au j v la v a i i i i I -i i L r f ? 1 1 yesterday i 1 ' ' A ' - I i 1 V - I J A - fiat-roofed z-L j s ‘ whileshore T i anti-American r ’ decided - i -and 1 ’ entered The direction1 1 a attack ' -ready living 1 ap-pearances 1“ aw 3 — w-- Pr 1 re-entered k a If ' I f believed I i arraign : t constitutionalist re-enforcements ! almond ' uniformly two-storied ' ’ hospitals : - I 1 Utah -Inspecting Savings Trust division Co ' ’ -and t : ’ 1 1 I 4 A |